Why the study?
Does catheter ablation improve cost-effectiveness, morbidity, and mortality compared to medical or surgical management in children with WPW and SVT?
Population
Children with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and supraventricular tachycardia modeled between age 5 years…
Comparison
Catheter ablation vs Medical management and surgical management
Design
Other
Follow-up
modeled from age 5 to 21 years
Authors
Loading...
Ablation was associated with lower charges and risks in pediatric WPW; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does catheter ablation improve cost-effectiveness, morbidity, and mortality compared to medical or surgical management in children with WPW and SVT?
Catheter ablation is a highly cost-effective strategy with lower mortality and morbidity compared to medical or surgical management for children aged 5 years or older with WPW and SVT.
Garson et al. (1997) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 4 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: