August 1, 1984Annals of Internal Medicine
Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias
Why the study?
Does catheter ablation effectively treat disabling arrhythmias compared to pharmacologic or surgical management?
Population
Patients with disabling arrhythmias, including supraventricular arrhythmias, bypass tracts, and ventricular…
Comparison
Catheter ablation vs Pharmacologic or surgical management
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Catheter ablation should not yet supplant drugs or surgery for disabling arrhythmias; leaves open the need for rigorous comparative trials.
Structured PICO
Does catheter ablation effectively treat disabling arrhythmias compared to pharmacologic or surgical management?
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Population
Patients with disabling arrhythmias, including supraventricular arrhythmias, bypass tracts, and ventricular tachycardia
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Intervention
Catheter ablation (delivery of shocks through catheters at specific intracardiac sites)
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Comparator
Pharmacologic or surgical management
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Outcome
Control of ventricular response and ablation of bypass tracts and foci of ventricular tachycardia
Catheter ablation is highlighted as an evolving, potentially viable alternative to drugs or surgery for disabling arrhythmias, provided it is performed by well-trained electrophysiologists.
Cite This Study
Mark E. Josephson (1984) studied this question.