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Document Details : Title: Ablation of a therapy-resistant posteroseptal accessory atrioventricular pathway: Going for gold Author(s): C.J. McCann , B. Gal , P. Geelen Journal: Acta Cardiologica Volume: 65 Issue: 2 Date: 2010 Pages: 269-270 DOI: 10.2143/AC.65.2.2047067 Abstract : Posteroseptal accessory pathways are sometimes resistant to ablation because of the complex anatomy of this region. Ex-vivo experiments have demonstrated that gold-tip radiofrequency ablation catheters create deeper lesions than conventional platinum-iridium tip catheters. This case of a 62-year-old man with Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome illustrates that the ability to create such lesions can be a very useful option when previous attempts with platinum-iridium tip catheters have failed. |
