Abstract
We present a clinical case of treatment of a rare complication after a radiofrequency ablation procedure for Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome – severe stenosis of the left inferior pulmonary vein in a 16-year-old patient.
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About the authors
- Olga L. Peregudina, Pediatric Cardiologist; ORCID
- Svetlana G. Fetisova, Junior Research Associate, Pediatric Cardiologist; ORCID
- Elena S. Vasichkina, Dr. Med. Sci., Head of Research Center for Unknown, Rare and Genetically Determined Diseases, Professor of the Department of Children’s Diseases; ORCID
- Dmitriy S. Lebedev, Dr. Med. Sci., Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of Research Institute of Arrhythmology, Professor of the Department of Surgical Diseases, Cardiovascular Surgeon; ORCID
- Alina A. Ivanilova, Research Assistant of Research Center for Unknown, Rare and Genetically Determined Diseases; ORCID
- Sergey V. Gureev, Cand. Med. Sci., Head of the Department of X-ray Surgical Treatment of Complex Cardiac Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing, Cardiovascular Surgeon; ORCID
- Artem V. Gorbatykh, Сand. Med. Sci., Head of Research Laboratory of Interventional Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgeon; ORCID
