Why the study?
Does patient-activated rapid atrial stimulation (RAS) terminate episodes of PSVT and improve quality of life in patients with refractory PSVT?
Population
5 patients with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia associated with debilitating symptoms or other…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
four months to four years (mean 16 months)
Authors
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May support RAS for refractory PSVT; leaves open need for controlled trials to confirm benefit.
Does patient-activated rapid atrial stimulation (RAS) terminate episodes of PSVT and improve quality of life in patients with refractory PSVT?
Patient-activated rapid atrial stimulation is a reliable and well-accepted technique for terminating refractory PSVT episodes.
Waxman et al. (1978) studied this question.
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