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[Radiofrequency ablation of supraventricular tachycardias]
1Unidad de Arritmias, Servicio de Cardiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Navarra.
Revista De Medicina De La Universidad De Navarra
|July 27, 1999
Abstract:
Radiofrequency catheter ablation has been established as a non-surgical curative treatment modality for the management of patients with paroxismal supraventricular tachycardia. Success rates for atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia and accessory pathway-mediated macroreentrant tachycardia exceed 95%. Results in patients with atrial flutter and atrial tachycardia are encouraging, with success rates exceeding 75%.