Long-term follow-up after radiofrequency ablation of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in patients with tachycardia-induced atrial fibrillation.
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.
Weiss
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Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0022, USA.
Knight
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Bahu
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Zivin
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Souza
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Goyal
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R
Daoud
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Man
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Strickberger
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SA
Morady
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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*