Radiofrequency catheter ablation in pediatric patients with supraventricular arrhythmias.
Radiofrequency (RF) ablation of foci leading to abnormal cardiac rhythms is rapidly becoming the procedure of choice in the management of arrhythmias in adults. This report reviews our initial experience with RF ablation in the pediatric population.
Rhodes
L A
LA
Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia University, Morgantown, USA.
Lobban
J H
JH
Schmidt
S B
SB
D000293:Adolescent; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D012008:Recurrence; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome