Successful ablation of coexistent Mahaim tachycardia and right posterior accessory pathway in a patient with Ebstein's anomaly

Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2016 Jul;44(5):423-6. doi: 10.5543/tkda.2015.31624.

Abstract

The atriofascicular accessory pathway (AP), known as the Mahaim pathway, is a rare form of pre-excitation, comprising less than 3% of all APs. Mahaim AP is characterized by decremental, anterograde-only conduction, and antidromic tachycardia with left bundle branch morphology. Prevalence of Mahaim AP in Ebstein's anomaly is significantly high. In addition, combination of Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome and Mahaim AP in patients with Ebstein's anomaly has been reported. Presently described is the coexistence of Mahaim AP and manifest WPW syndrome in a patient with Ebstein's anomaly, who was successfully ablated without fluoroscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Catheter Ablation
  • Child
  • Ebstein Anomaly*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pre-Excitation, Mahaim-Type*
  • Tachycardia*
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome