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Ann Thorac Surg 1994;58:1254-1261
© 1994 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Surgical treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: A "retrospectroscopic" view

Department of Surgery, University Hospital, London, Ontario, Canada

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The surgical treatment of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome made its appearance in 1968 when Dr W. C. Sealy performed the first direct surgical intervention for ablating an accessory connection in a patient with incessant atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia. The surgical approach fell into disfavor in 1990 when catheter ablation using radiofrequency energy was adopted into widespread use. In this presentation, I will attempt to assess the scientific value of the surgical experience using the scholarly tool, the "retrospectroscope," and also to answer the questions, Was it worth it? What was learned? and What was achieved? We conclude that a large body of scientific knowledge and skill was brought to light by this experience and, of even more importance, passed on for best use to the catheter surgeons

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