Role of the catheter in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.

Abstract

During the last decade, there has been a remarkable shift away from drug therapy toward catheter-based treatment of many tachyarrhythmias. Catheter ablation using radiofrequency energy has been shown to provide a cure for many supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias with excellent safety and has now become the first line of treatment. A review of biophysics and biology of radiofrequency energy, the technique of catheter ablation, and its application in the treatment of specific tachycardias encountered in clinical practice is presented.

• Authors: C Monier, N Tandon, P C Reddy
• Journal: The Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society : official organ of the Louisiana State Medical Society (J La State Med Soc) Vol. 152 Issue 5 Pg. 239-46 (May 2000) ISSN: 0024-6921 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10875213 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Arrhythmias, Cardiac (diagnosis, mortality, surgery)
• Catheter Ablation (methods, mortality)
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Prognosis
• Treatment Outcome