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Status of Ablation in Patients with Atrial Tachycardia and Flutter
Author(s) -
LESH MICHAEL D.,
HARE GEORGE F.
Publication year - 1994
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.1540-8159.1994.tb01457.x
Subject(s) - medicine , george (robot) , atrial flutter , citation , library science , ablation , art history , history , computer science
RF catheter ablation directed at the atrial substrate is a safe and effective means of treating patients with drug refractory atrial tachycardias and atrial flutter, avoiding the need for His-bundle ablation and permanent pacing. While further follow-up will be needed to evaluate the incidence of later recurrence or emergence of new arrhythmias, this is a promising technique for a growing cohort of patients.