Nonpharmacologic treatment of the wolff-parkinson-white syndrome and other supraventricular tachycardias

Eric N. Prystowsky; Douglas L. Packer; John J. Schier; James E. Lowe

doi:10.1146/annurev.me.41.020190.001323

Nonpharmacologic treatment of the wolff-parkinson-white syndrome and other supraventricular tachycardias

Eric N. Prystowsky, Douglas L. Packer, John J. Schier, James E. Lowe

Cardiovascular Medicine

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Abstract

Nonpharmacologic treatment using surgery or intracardiac catheter ablation can be used for several forms of supraventricular tachycardia. Surgery is highly successful in preventing recurrent tachyarrhythmias in patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and can be recommended as first-line treatment in several situations. Catheter ablation of the atrioventricular conduction system combined with an implanted ventricular pacemaker can offer substantial relief to selected patients with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation. Technical advances in catheter ablation will undoubtedly lead to more widespread use of this form of therapy in supraventricular tachycardia.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	239-250
Number of pages	12
Journal	Annual Review of Medicine
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.me.41.020190.001323
State	Published - 1990

Keywords

AV nodal reentry
Atrial fibrillation
Catheter ablation
Ectopic atrial tachycardia
Surgery

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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