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Iatrogenic atrioventricular bypass tract following a Fontan operation for tricuspid atresia
  1. FELIPE MORENO GRANADO,
  2. LUIS GARCIA GUERETA
  1. Servicio de Cardiología Pediátrica,
  2. Hospital Infantil La Paz,
  3. Servicio de Cardiología Pediátrica,
  4. Pº Castellana, 261,
  5. 28046 Madrid, Spain

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Sir,—Rosenthal et alrecently documented the presence of an atrioventricular bypass tract after a modified Fontan operation in which the right atrial appendage was anastomosed to the right ventricular outflow tract.1Their patient developed persistent supraventricular tachycardia resulting from atrioventricular re-entry within the surgical right anastomosis, which was abolished by radiofrequency ablation. They also mentioned a previous report of ablation after the Fontan operation.2 Based on the evidence of these …

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