SELECTIVE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF THE SLOW ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL PATHWAY FOR CONTROL OF THE VENTRICULAR RESPONSE TO ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION

Authors
CANBY RC ROMAN CA KESSLER DJ HORTON RP PAGE RL
Citation
Rc. Canby et al., SELECTIVE RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF THE SLOW ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL PATHWAY FOR CONTROL OF THE VENTRICULAR RESPONSE TO ATRIAL-FIBRILLATION, The American journal of cardiology, 77(15), 1996, pp. 1358
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
77
Issue
15
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)77:15<1358:SRAOTS>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Modification of the atrioventricular (AV) node with radiofrequency cat heter ablation of the posterior septum (''slow pathway'') was compared in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and AV nodal reentrant t achycardia. Whereas extensive radiofrequency modification reduced the ventricular response to atrial fibrillation in some patients, a limite d slow pathway ablation sufficient to eliminate AV nodal reentrant tac hycardia had less effect on ventricular response to atrial fibrillatio n.