Five-year experience with radiofrequency catheter ablation: Implications for management of arrhythmias in pediatric and young adult patients

Tanel, Ronn E.; Walsh, Edward P.; Triedman, John K.; Epstein, Michael; Bergau, Dennis; Saul, J. Philip

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(97)70037-4

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“…Persistent ventricular dilatation after successful ablation or effective medical control of the heart rate may indicate an arrhythmogenic primary cardiomyopathy. [201][202][203] Class IIa 2. Evidence of pre-excitation on ECG with symptoms.…”

Section: Section Xv-g Arrhythmias/conduction Disturbances Recommendamentioning

confidence: 99%

ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography: Summary Article

Cheitlin¹,

Armstrong²,

Aurigemma³

et al. 2003

Circulation

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interest that might arise as a result of an outside relationship or personal interest of a member of the writing panel. Specifically, all members of the writing panel are asked to provide disclosure statements of all such relationships that might be perceived as real or potential conflicts of interest. These statements are reviewed by the parent task force, reported orally to all members of the writing panel at the first meeting, and updated as changes occur. The relationship with industry information for the writing committee members is posted on the ACC and AHA World Wide Web sites with the full-length version of the update.

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Section: Section Xv-g Arrhythmias/conduction Disturbances Recommendamentioning

confidence: 99%

ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography: Summary Article

Cheitlin¹,

Armstrong²,

Aurigemma³

et al. 2003

Circulation

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266

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“…Furthermore, "test" RF applications with a lower-temperature set point (50°C) and short duration (5 seconds) can be used to limit tissue damage to the single location at which success is achieved. 25,26 Application times can then be extended to 15 to 30 seconds only if both AP conduction is lost and AV conduction is preserved. Despite lack of conclusive proof regarding these techniques, similar modifications have been used and reported elsewhere by centers contributing to the registry.…”

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Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in Infants ≤18 Months Old

Blaufox

Felix²,

Saul³

2001

Circulation

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Participating Members of the Pediatric Catheter Ablation Registry* Background-The objective of this study was to determine the indications, the safety, and the efficacy of pediatric radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in infants. Methods and Results-Data from the pediatric RFCA registry were reviewed. Between August 1989 and January 1999, 137 infants, defined by age 0 to 1.5 years (median 0.7 years; weight 1.9 to 14.8 kg, median 10 kg), underwent 152 procedures in 27 of 49 registry centers (55%), compared with 5960 noninfants undergoing 6610 procedures during a comparable period. Structural heart disease was present in 36% of infants, compared with 11.2% of noninfants (PϽ0.0001). RFCA in infants was performed more commonly for drug resistance or life-threatening arrhythmias than in noninfants. No differences were found between infants and noninfants in success for all tachycardia substrates (87.6% versus 90.6%, Pϭ0.11), for single accessory pathways (94.5% versus 91.5%, Pϭ0.4), or for total (7.8% versus 7.4%, Pϭ1) and major (4.6% versus 2.9%, Pϭ0.17) complications. Neither success for infants with a single accessory pathway nor complications for the entire infant group were related to weight, age, center size, or the presence of structural heart disease. Centers that performed infant procedures, however, enrolled more patients overall in the registry than those that did not perform infant procedures, and successful procedures in infants were performed by more experienced physicians than failed procedures. Conclusions-Compared with noninfants, RFCA in infants is usually performed for drug resistance or life-threatening arrhythmias, often in the presence of structural heart disease. The data support the use of RFCA by experienced physicians in selected infants. (Circulation. 2001;104:2803-2808.)

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“…Currently, the catheter ablation with radiofrequency (RF) energy is the chosen procedure for the treatment of patients with tachyarrhythmias, including pediatric ones 1 , due to its efficacy and safety. However, the RF ablation effects are not restricted only to the energy application moment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Efeitos dos corticoesteroides nas lesões por radiofrequência na coxa de ratos em diferentes faixas etárias

Okada

Araújo

Franco

et al. 2010

Arq. Bras. Cardiol.

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Five-year experience with radiofrequency catheter ablation: Implications for management of arrhythmias in pediatric and young adult patients

Cited by 97 publications

References 26 publications

ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography: Summary Article

ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography: Summary Article

Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in Infants ≤18 Months Old

Efeitos dos corticoesteroides nas lesões por radiofrequência na coxa de ratos em diferentes faixas etárias

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