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A Perspective on the Role of Catheter Ablation in the Management of Tachyarrhythmias
Author(s) -
MORADY FRED
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1988.tb03933.x
Subject(s) - medicine , center (category theory) , perspective (graphical) , library science , art , visual arts , chemistry , computer science , crystallography
The first clinical application of a catheter ablation technique was to create complete atrioventricular (AV) block by the transcatheter delivery of a direct-current shock to the AV junction in patients with supraventricular tachycardia refractory to pharmacologic therapy.^'^ This was followed by attempts at catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) foci, accessory pathways, and atrial tachycardia foci. The purpose of this article is to provide a perspective on the current role of these catheter ablation techniques in the management of patients with tachyarrhythmias.