scholarly journals Management and Outcome of Periprocedural Cardiac Perforation and Tamponade with Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias: A Single Medium-Volume Center Experience

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (10) ◽  
pp. 1782-1796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nebojša Mujović ◽  
Milan Marinković ◽  
Nebojša Marković ◽  
Aleksandar Kocijančić ◽  
Vladan Kovačević ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catheter Ablation ◽  
Cardiac Arrhythmias ◽  
Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation ◽  
Cardiac Perforation ◽  
Single Medium

Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Erol Ulucakli
Keyword(s):  
Radiofrequency Ablation ◽  
Catheter Ablation ◽  
Cardiac Arrhythmias ◽  
Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation ◽  
Cardiac Tissue ◽  
Bioheat Transfer ◽  
Temperature Profiles ◽  
Cellular Injury ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Primary Modality

Radiofrequency ablation could be described as a thermal strategy to destroy a tissue by increasing its temperature and causing anirreversible cellular injury. Radiofrequency ablation is a relatively new modality which has found use in a wide range of medical applications and gained acceptance. RF ablation has been used in destroying tumors in liver, prostate, breast, lung, kidney, bones, and the eye. One of the early applications in clinical setting was its use in treating supraventricular arrhythmias by selectively destroying cardiac tissue. Radiofrequency ablation has become established as the primary modality of transcatheter therapy for the treatment of symptomatic arrhythmias. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias were investigated using a finite-element based solution of bioheat transfer equation. Spatial and temporal temperature profiles in the cardiac tissue were visualized.

Radiofrequency catheter ablation for supraventricular tachycardias: Part II

1994 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-80
Author(s):  
LG Futterman ◽  
L Lemberg
Keyword(s):  
Catheter Ablation ◽  
Cardiac Arrhythmias ◽  
Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation ◽  
Standard Treatment ◽  
Atrioventricular Node ◽  
Complication Rates ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Percutaneous Catheter ◽  
Radiofrequency Current ◽  
Supraventricular Tachycardias

Use of percutaneous catheter ablation with radiofrequency current for cardiac arrhythmias is expanding rapidly. Technical ease, high success and low complication rates have allowed RFCA to become standard treatment for accessory AV connections and is the therapeutic procedure of choice for patients with atrioventricular node reentry tachycardias. Techniques still being investigated and evaluated for the treatment of supraventricular tachycardias include laser catheter ablation, cryocatheter ablation and microwave catheter ablation. With further clinical experience, the efficacy and safety of these and other procedures can be determined.

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