Key result
Right atrial appendage resection provides a safe complementary treatment for refractory pediatric focal atrial tachycardia.
Why the study?
What are the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of focal atrial tachycardia originating from the right atrial appendage in children?
What are the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of focal atrial tachycardia originating from the right atrial appendage in children?
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For children with focal atrial tachycardia originating from the right atrial appendage, standard therapies like antiarrhythmic drugs and RFCA often fail, making surgical resection of the RAA a valuable and effective complementary treatment.
The AT originated from the RAA in children tend to present with sustained AT, respond poorly to antiarrhythmic drugs, and has a low success rate of RFCA as well as high recurrence rate. Resection of the RAA is a safe and effective complementary treatment.
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