title: Long-term follow-up after radiofrequency ablation of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in patients with tachycardia-induced atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Four of 12 patients (33%) with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) and tachycardia-induced atrial fibrillation (AF) had recurrences of paroxysmal AF after successful catheter ablation of the PSVT. This study demonstrates that AF often remains a problem after radiofrequency catheter ablation of PSVT in patients with tachycardia-induced AF, and it may not be possible to predict in which patients this will be the case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0022, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zivin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Souza
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Daoud
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Strickberger
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Morady
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D013614:Tachycardia, Paroxysmal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*