Key result
Empiric slow pathway modification using radiofrequency ablation resulted in no recurrence of SVT in 6 pediatric patients who were not inducible at electrophysiological study over a mean 29.5 months.
Why the study?
Does empiric slow pathway modification prevent recurrence of SVT in pediatric patients with documented SVT who are not inducible at electrophysiological study?
Population
6 pediatric patients with documented, recurrent, paroxysmal SVT in the setting of a structurally normal…
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
22-49 months, mean 29.5 months
Authors
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May support empiric ablation in select non-inducible pediatric SVT; hypothesis-generating and requires larger prospective confirmation.
Case Report (n=6)
Does empiric slow pathway modification prevent recurrence of SVT in pediatric patients with documented SVT who are not inducible at electrophysiological study?
Empiric slow pathway modification appears to be a safe and effective potential cure for pediatric patients with documented, recurrent paroxysmal SVT who are uninducible during electrophysiological study.
Steven B. Fishberger (2003) conducted a case report in Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) (n=6). Empiric slow pathway modification (radiofrequency ablation) was evaluated on Recurrence of SVT. Empiric slow pathway modification using radiofrequency ablation resulted in no recurrence of SVT in 6 pediatric patients who were not inducible at electrophysiological study over a mean 29.5 months.
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