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The cohort included 57.8% anteroseptal (AS) pathways and 42.2% midseptal (MS) pathways. The mean follow-up time was 2.0 \u00b1 2.1 years. Cryoablation was used in 72.7% of the cases, and radiofrequency ablation was used in 27.3%. The EnSite Precision\u2122 Cardiac Mapping System was the predominant system used. The overall acute success rate was 89.1%, with recurrence rates at 17.2% with similar results regardless of the type of energy used. The success rate was not significantly different between AS and MS substrates. The age and weight of the patient had no bearing on the outcomes (median age and weight were 13 years and 52 kg, respectively). The complications rate was at 4.69% and included transient AV block (three patients), hematoma (one patient), right bundle branch block (one patient), and possible permanent complete AV block (one patient). Fluoroscopy was utilized in 18 cases, with a fluoroscopy time mean of 3 min and 45 s. 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