Radiofrequency ablation of macro re-entrant arrhythmias: cure or adjunctive therapy?

Ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation is first choice of treatment only in patients with very frequent VT that is hemodynamically stable and unresponsive to antiarrhythmic drugs.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 1998-10, Vol.352 (9138), p.1404-1405
Hauptverfasser:	Griffith, MJ, Gammage, MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Atrial Flutter - surgery Cardiac arrhythmia Cardiology Catheter Ablation - adverse effects Combined Modality Therapy Humans Medical procedures Recurrence Tachycardia, Ventricular - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	Ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation is first choice of treatment only in patients with very frequent VT that is hemodynamically stable and unresponsive to antiarrhythmic drugs.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(05)61259-7