Catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias

Authors
Calkins, H
Citation
H. Calkins, Catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias, MED CLIN NA, 85(2), 2001, pp. 473
Citations number
106
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
MEDICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN journal
00257125 → ACNP
Volume
85
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0025-7125(200103)85:2<473:CAFCA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The safety and efficacy of catheter ablation for treatment of most types of cardiac arrhythmias are well established. These arrhythmias and arrhythmia substrates include AVNRT, accessory pathways, focal atrial tachycardia, at rial flutter, idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, and bundle-branch re-entr y. Catheter ablation is considered as an alternative to pharmacologic thera py in the treatment of these cardiac arrhythmias.