Right atrial appendage to right ventricle accessory atrioventricular connection: A case report

Simón Milstein, Ann Dunnigan, Chuen Tang, Edgar Pineda

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Abstract

Atrial and ventricular attachments of accessory atrioventricular connections have classically been localized to adjacent atrial and ventricular tissues, and this principle is responsible for the widespread success of radiofrequency catheter ablation. We present anatomical evidence of an unusually located accessory atrioventricular connection, which bridged the atrioventricular ring epicardially, directly from the base of the right atrial appendage to the right ventricle. This observation might offer a new insight into unusual accessory atrioventricular connection locations and may explain why some endocardial radiofrequency catheter ablation procedures might fail.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1877-1880
Number of pages4
JournalPACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Volume20
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 7 1997

Keywords

  • Accessory atrioventricular connection
  • Preexcitation syndrome
  • Radiofrequency catheter ablation

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