Why the study?
Does radiofrequency catheter ablation in the recent era improve success, fluoroscopy time, and complication rates compared to the early era in children with supraventricular tachycardia?
Does radiofrequency catheter ablation in the recent era improve success, fluoroscopy time, and complication rates compared to the early era in children with supraventricular tachycardia?
Updated registry data indicates a lack of uniform improvement in pediatric radiofrequency ablation outcomes for SVT, prompting a reconsideration of patient selection strategies.
Absence of uniform gains cautions against assuming recent-era superiority in pediatric SVT ablation; leaves open need for refined selection in prospective studies.
Patient selection strategies to optimize radiofrequency ablation outcomes in children, which have been based on the previously published Registry data, should be reconsidered in light of these new, updated data. The lack of uniform improvement provides the impetus for further research and development of new approaches and technologic advances so that further improvement can be achieved.
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