Key result
Radiofrequency catheter ablation successfully treated incessant reentrant supraventricular tachycardia in a two-month-old infant resistant to pharmacologic therapy.
Why the study?
Does radiofrequency catheter ablation successfully treat medically resistant reentrant supraventricular tachycardia in an infant?
Case Report (n=1)
Does radiofrequency catheter ablation successfully treat medically resistant reentrant supraventricular tachycardia in an infant?
Radiofrequency catheter ablation is feasible and effective for treating medically resistant supraventricular tachycardia in infants.
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Supports feasibility in refractory infant SVT; leaves open safety, durability, and generalizability.
Summary The feasibility and efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation of medically resistant supraventricular tachycardia is a promising technique with applications in the pediatric age group. The limitations of this procedure in the pediatric population, however, have yet to be delineated. We herein report a case of incessant reentrant supraventricular tachycardia in a two month old infant which was resistant to pharmacologic therapy, yet successfully treated by radiofrequency catheter ablation.
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Case et al. (1992) conducted a case report in medically resistant reentrant supraventricular tachycardia (n=1). radiofrequency catheter ablation was evaluated on treatment success. Radiofrequency catheter ablation successfully treated incessant reentrant supraventricular tachycardia in a two-month-old infant resistant to pharmacologic therapy.
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