Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal (Nov 2008)

Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis: an Uncommon Coincidence that can Cause Severe Hemodynamic Disturbance

  • Ahmet Taha Alper,
  • Hakan Hasdemir,
  • Ahmet Akyol

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 4
pp. 304 – 307

Abstract

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The combination of rheumatic mitral stenosis and Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a rare situation. In this case, we are reporting an 72-year-old man presenting with multi-organ failure due to the this combination and successfully treated with radiofrequency ablation during preexcitated atrial fibrillation.

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