Ablation therapy of supraventricular tachycardia in elderly persons
Leonard S Dreifus1, Scott J Pollak
1Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL,USA. ldmd@dreifus.com
Abstract:
Ablation of supraventricular tachycardia in elderly persons presents a challenging problem to electrophysiologists. Friable cardiac structures, prone to catheter perforation, comorbid cardiovascular disease, and the propensity to develop atrial fibrillation and thromboembolic complications, place these patients at high risk. Newer techniques for cardiac mapping and ablation, the establishment of precise ablation lines, and safer approaches to the ablation mechanism (particularly for atrial fibrillation) are presented in this review. In addition, a novel rapid ablation method to permanently cure atrial ventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia is demonstrated.
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