Advances in ablation surgeries for dysrhythmias associated with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Management of dysrhythmias associated with WPW syndrome must be individualized. A detailed EPS in selected patients should be done to assess the location of accessory pathways and the efficacy of antiarrhythmic medications. Palliative treatment used in the prevention of SVT would include a pharmacologic approach or perhaps an antitachycardia pacemaker. Curative methods for treating the SVT associated with accessory pathways of WPW syndrome include ablative techniques. Surgical ablation is currently accepted as the gold standard of treatment, but catheter ablation offers promising hope as an adjunctive therapy in treating patients with WPW syndrome.