Transesophageal Atrial Pacing for the Evaluation of Accessory Atrioventricular Pathways in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: A Pediatric Case Report and Literature Review
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Abstract
Arrhythmia induction and identifying the functional characteristics of accessory pathways in Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome typically requires an invasive electrophysiological study. This case reports a 13-year-old boy with a five-year history of paroxysmal palpitations, where transesophageal atrial pacing (TEAP) was used to identify accessory pathways. TEAP revealed multiple tachycardia forms, differentiating orthodromic atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia with narrow and wide QRS complexes. EPS confirmed two pathways, diagnosing WPW syndrome. TEAP effectively assessed accessory pathways' functional characteristics and their roles in tachycardia, showcasing its potential as a minimally invasive diagnostic tool for this condition.
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The ANNALS OF NONINVASIVE ELECTROCARDIOLOGY (A.N.E) is an online only journal that incorporates ongoing advances in the clinical application and technology of traditional and new ECG-based techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients.
ANE is the first journal in an evolving subspecialty that incorporates ongoing advances in the clinical application and technology of traditional and new ECG-based techniques in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac patients. The publication includes topics related to 12-lead, exercise and high-resolution electrocardiography, arrhythmias, ischemia, repolarization phenomena, heart rate variability, circadian rhythms, bioengineering technology, signal-averaged ECGs, T-wave alternans and automatic external defibrillation.
ANE publishes peer-reviewed articles of interest to clinicians and researchers in the field of noninvasive electrocardiology. Original research, clinical studies, state-of-the-art reviews, case reports, technical notes, and letters to the editors will be published to meet future demands in this field.