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Case Reports
. 2018 Feb 9;4(4):138-140.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2018.01.013. eCollection 2018 Apr.

Isolated Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in identical twins

Michael E Field  1 , Jennifer J Laffin  2 , Jonathan J Langberg  3 , Nicholas H Von Bergen  4
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Case Reports

Isolated Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome in identical twins

Michael E Field et al. HeartRhythm Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Catheter ablation; Identical twins; Monozygotic twin; Supraventricular tachycardia; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

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Figure 1
A: Presenting electrocardiogram from identical twin 1 is shown. B: Presenting electrocardiogram from identical twin 2 is shown. Note there is pre-excitation with a similar pattern of pre-excitation among the twins. C: Successful ablation site of accessory pathway in identical twin 1 is shown in this left anterior oblique fluoroscopic image. The ablation catheter (arrow) is at the successful site of accessory pathway ablation along the posterior mitral annulus. D: Successful ablation site of accessory pathway in identical twin 2 is shown in this left anterior oblique 3-dimensional mapping system image (EnSite Velocity, St. Jude Medical). Successful ablation site (arrow) is shown in a similar location along the posterior mitral annulus, with red markers representing radiofrequency lesions. An octapolar catheter in the proximal coronary sinus is shown in yellow, a quadripolar catheter at the His bundle location is shown in green, and a quadripolar catheter at the right atrium is shown in white. In both C and D, dashed circle represents the approximate location of the mitral annulus. CS = coronary sinus; His = His bundle; MA = mitral annulus; RA = right atrium; RV = right ventricle.
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