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Roberto A. SantilliClinica Veterinaria Malpensa, Viale Marconi 27, 21017 Samarate, Varese, Italy.

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Maria CritelliAmbulatorio Veterinaria Caffarella, via Amedeo Crivellucci 36, 00179 Roma, Italy.

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Marco Baron ToaldoVeterinary Clinical Department, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bologna, via Tolara di Sopra 50,1-40064 Ozzano Emilia, Bologna, Italy.

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Contributor Notes

Address correspondence to Dr. Santilli (rasantil@tin.it).
  • 1.

    Scherlag BJ, Wang X & Nakagawa H, et al. Radiofrequency ablation of a concealed accessory pathway as treatment for incessant supraventricular tachycardia in a dog. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1993; 203:1147–1152.

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    Santilli RA, Spadacini G & Moretti P, et al. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of concealed accessory pathways in two dogs with symptomatic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia. J Vet Cardiol 2006; 8:157–165.

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    Atkins CE, Kanter R & Wright K, et al. Orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia and heart failure in a dog with a concealed posteroseptal accessory pathway. J Vet Intern Med 1995; 9:43–49.

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    Wright KN, Mehdirad AA & Giacobbe P, et al. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular accessory pathways in 3 dogs with subsequent resolution of tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy. J Vet Intern Med 1999; 13:361–371.

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    Calkins H, Langberg J & Sousa J, et al. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular connections in 250 patients. Abbreviated therapeutic approach to Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Circulation 1992; 85:1337–1346.

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    Haissaguerre M, Gaita F & Marcus FI, et al. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways: a contemporary review. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 1994; 5:532–552.

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    Santilli RA, Spadacini G & Moretti P, et al. Anatomic distribution and electrophysiologic properties of accessory atrioventricular pathways in dogs. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2007; 231:393–398.

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    Cappato R, Schlüter M & Weiss C, et al. Radiofrequency current catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways in Ebstein's anomaly. Circulation 1996; 94:376–383.

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    Santilli RA, Bussadori C. Orthodromic incessant atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia in a dog. J Vet Cardiol 2000; 2:25–29.

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    Huang JL, Chen SA & Tai CT, et al. Long-term results of radio-frequency catheter ablation in patients with multiple accessory pathways. Am J Cardiol 1996; 78:1375–1379.

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    Wathen M, Natale A & Wolfe K, et al. Initiation of atrial fibrillation in the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: the importance of the accessory pathway. Am Heart J 1993; 125:753–759.

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