An unusual preinduction arrhythmia resulting from the presence of a Mahaim fiber

Iris A Zweifler; Andrew D Rosenberg; Larry Chinitz

doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.09.010

An unusual preinduction arrhythmia resulting from the presence of a Mahaim fiber

J Clin Anesth. 2011 Sep;23(6):489-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.09.010. Epub 2011 Jun 28.

Authors

Iris A Zweifler¹, Andrew D Rosenberg, Larry Chinitz

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY 10003, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21715150
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2010.09.010

Abstract

A potentially life-threatening arrhythmia appeared on the preinduction electrocardiogram of an asymptomatic young woman prior to spine surgery. The patient was evaluated by electrophysiology and had a rare accessory pathway, a Mahaim Fiber.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anesthesia*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology*
Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
Diskectomy
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Rate / physiology
Humans
Intraoperative Complications / etiology*
Intraoperative Complications / physiopathology
Low Back Pain / surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pre-Excitation, Mahaim-Type / complications*
Pre-Excitation, Mahaim-Type / physiopathology
Premedication
Stroke Volume / physiology
Tachycardia / etiology
Tachycardia / physiopathology