Interv Akut Kardiol. 2006;5(3):122-130

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of supraventricular arrhythmias, past and present

MUDr. Zdeněk Stárek, Martin Eisenberger, Libor Zaoral, Pavel Leinveber, MUDr. Miroslav Novák CSc
I. interní kardioangiologická klinika FN u sv. Anny v Brně

Within the last decades, radiofrequency ablations of supraventricular arrhythmias have advanced considerably from being an experimental method to becoming the first choice method in the treatment of many supraventricular tachycardias. In the present article, we describe the pathophysiological mechanisms, ECG patterns, techniques and results of radiofrequency ablations of the most common supraventricular arrhythmias – atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, accessory pathways, typical and atypical atrial flutter, focal atrial tachycardias and atrial fibrillation.

Keywords: Key words: radiofrequency ablation, supraventricular arrhythmias.

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Stárek Z, Eisenberger M, Zaoral L, Leinveber P, Novák M. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of supraventricular arrhythmias, past and present. Interv Akut Kardiol. 2006;5(3):122-130.
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