Baranchuk, Adrian

Michael, Kevin A.

Redfearn, Damian P.

Simpson, Christopher S.

Somani, Riyaz

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439www.cardiologyjournal.orgIMAGES IN CARDIOLOGYCardiology Journal2012, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 439–44010.5603/CJ.2012.0079Copyright © 2012 Via MedicaISSN 1897–5593Address for correspondence: Dr Adrian Baranchuk, MD, FACC, Associate Professor of Medicine and Physiology,Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Kingston General Hospital K7L 2V7, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada,tel: 613 549 6666, ext. 3801, fax: 613 548 1387, e-mail: barancha@kgh.kari.netReceived: 16.08.2011 Accepted: 17.08.2011Ablation of a left lateral accessory pathway ina patient with dextroposition of the heartAdrian Baranchuk, Riyaz Somani, Christopher S. Simpson,Kevin A. Michael, Damian P. RedfearnHeart Rhythm Service, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, CanadaFigure 1. A. 12-lead ECG depicts ventricular pre-excitation through a left lateral accessory pathway (short PR interval+ delta waves) in a patient with dextroposition of the heart (negative P-waves in leads I and aVL, reversed R-waveprogression from V1 to V6); B. Chest X-ray in the antero-posterior view. The heart is on the right side of the chest.A ventriculo-peritoneal shunt can be seen.A 21 year-old male presented with palpitationsand syncope. His comorbid pathology included con-genital hypoplasia of the right lung, esophageal atre-sia and Budd-Chiari syndrome ameliorated witha ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. A Wolff-Parkinson--White pattern was identified on a 12-lead electro-cardiogram (Fig. 1A) and the patient was referredfor an electrophysiological study. A chest X-rayrevealed cardiac dextroposition with situs solitus(Fig. 1B) and a subsequent computed tomographyscan confirmed atrio-ventricular and ventriculo-ar-terial concordance (Fig. 1C). During the electro-physiological study, the fluoroscopic antero-poste-rior projection was equivalent to what would nor-mally be expected in the left anterior oblique view(Fig. 1D). A retrograde trans-aortic approach was usedto ablate the accessory pathway which was localizedon the left lateral aspect of the mitral annular ring.Three dimensional mapping was also employed(Ensite, St Jude Medical, St Paul, MN, USA) whichhighlighted the anterior position of the left ventricle(Fig. 1E). The post ablation ECG, with the precor-dial leads on the right side of the chest, showed reso-lution of pre-excitation with T wave memory phe-nomenon (Fig. 1F). The patient remained asymptom-atic after a follow-up period of 36 months.Conflict of interest: none declared440Cardiology Journal 2012, Vol. 19, No. 4www.cardiologyjournal.orgFigure 1. C. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest confirmed dextroposition of the heart. There is atrio--ventricular and ventriculo-arterial concordance. Despite the CT scan showing contact between the left and right atria, atrans-aortic approach was preferred for the electrophysiology study; D. Antero-posterior (AP) fluoroscopy projec-tion. With the heart displaced to the right, the AP projection is equivalent to that expected in the left anterior obliqueview; RA — right atrium; RV — right ventricle; CS — coronary sinus E. Ensite tridimensional reconstruction of theheart. Antero-posterior view. The left ventricle  (LV) is anteriorly positioned; RV — right ventricle; F. Post ablation12-lead ECG demonstrating normal sinus rhythm with no evidence of pre-excitation. The precordial leads wereplaced on the right side of the chest. Normal R-wave progression can now be seen. T-wave memory phenomenon isalso seen in leads I and aVL.

Ablation of a left lateral accessory pathway in a patient with dextroposition of the heart

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