Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

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Catheter ablation with radiofrequency or cryothermal energy is an important therapy for the management of tachyarrhythmia, including atrial tachycardia, atrioventricular (AV) re-entrant tachycardia and AV nodal re-entrant tachycardia.

Improvements in cryoballoon technology have led to shorter procedural and fluoroscopy times with similar efficacy and complication rates. Outcome and complications compared with radiofrequency catheter ablation are similar, except for a higher incidence of phrenic nerve palsy.

Several catheter-based ablation devices have been developed and adapted to improve not only lesion durability, but also safety profiles, procedure time and radiation exposure.

Articles

PVI Versus Amiodarone in AF and CHF

Published:

09 April 2020

Citation:

Cardiac Failure Review 2020;6:e04.

A Case-based Review of the PENTARAY™ Catheter

Published:

05 June 2019

Citation:

Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review 2019;8(3 Suppl 1):1-10.