The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 54, 1203-1205, Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Complete cure after a seemingly unsuccessful operation for Wolff- Parkinson-White syndrome
P Rakovec, A Brecelj and I Zupan
University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
A 48-year-old man with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and poorly tolerated
atrial fibrillation underwent surgical dissection of an accessory pathway.
After operation electrocardiogram revealed a very unfavorable outcome:
sinus rhythm with persistence of delta waves alternated with sequences of
complete atrioventricular block. Therefore, an early reoperation was
planned. Fortunately, in the next days conduction through the accessory
pathway and signs of atrioventricular block disappeared. Complete cure was
observed during long-term follow-up.