Catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias.
The safety and efficacy of catheter ablation for treatment of most types of cardiac arrhythmias are well established. These arrhythmias and arrhythmia substrates include AVNRT, accessory pathways, focal atrial tachycardia, atrial flutter, idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, and bundle-branch re-entry. Catheter ablation is considered as an alternative to pharmacologic therapy in the treatment of these cardiac arrhythmias.
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Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. hcalkins@jhmi.edu
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome