The results of electrophysiological study and ratio-frequency catheter ablation in pediatric patients with tachyarrhythmia

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-216

  Çeliker, Alpay ^a   Kafali, Gülden ^a   Karagöz, Tevfik ^a   Ceviz, Naci ^b   Özer, Sema ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Intracardiac electrophysiological study; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SAFETY; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INFANT; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242439616     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Kugler JD, Danford DA, Deal BJ, et al. Radiofrequency catheter ablation for tachyarrhythmias in children and adolescents. N Engl J Med 1994; 330: 1481-1487.
2. Walsh EP. Ablationtherapy. In: Deal BJ, Wolff GS, Gelband H (eds). Current Concepts in Diagnosis and Management of Arrhythmias in Infants and Children. New York: Futura Publishing Company; 1998: 329-367.
3. Tanel RE, Walsh EP, Triedman JK, Epstein MR, Bergau DM, Saul P. Five-year experience with radiofrequency catheter ablation: implications for management of arrhythmias in pediatric and young adult patients. J Pediatr 1997; 131: 878-887.
4. Lee SJ, Schueller WC. Tachycardias in infants, children and adolescents: safety and effectiveness of radiofrequency catheter ablation. Cardiology 2000; 94: 44-51.
5. Wu MH, Lin JL, Lai LP, et al. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of tachycardia in children with and without congenital heart disease: indications and limitations. Int J Cardiol 2000; 72: 221-227.
6. Dubin AM, Van Hare GF. Radiofrequency catheter ablation: indications and complications. Pediatr Cardiol 2000; 21: 551-556.
7. Ko JK, Deal BJ, Strasburger JF. Supraventricular tachycardia mechanisms and their age distribution in pediatric patients. Am J Cardiol 1992; 69: 1028-1032.
8. Case CL, Kanter RJ, Crawford FA, Glitte PC. Catheter and surgical ablation therapies. In: Gilette PC, Garson A (eds). Clinical Pediatric Arrhythmias (2nd ed). Philadelphia: WB Saunders Company; 1999: 165-189.
9. Smith RT, Gilette PC, Massumi A. Transcatheter ablative techniques for treatment of the permanent junctional form of junctional recispocating tachycardia in young children. J Am Coll Cardiol 1986; 8: 385-390.
10. Aguinaga L, Primo J, Anguera I, et al. Long-term follow-up in patients with the permanent form of junctional reciprocating tachycardia treated with radiofrequency ablation. PACE 1998; 21: 2073-2078.
11. Lindinger A, Heisei A, Von Bernuth G, et al. Permanent junctional re-entry tachycardia. Eur Heart J 1998; 19: 936-942.
12. Calkins H, Yong P, Miller JM, et al. Catheter ablation of accessory pathways, atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, and the atrioventricular junction. Circulation 1999; 99: 262-270.
13. Teixeria O, Balaji S, Case C. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia in children. PACE 1994; 17: 1621-1626.
14. Gilette PC. Successful transcatheter ablation of ectopic atrial tachycardia in young patients using radiofrequency current. Circulation 1992; 86: 1339-1340.
15. Walsh EP, Saul JP Hulse JE. Transcatheter ablation of ectopic atrial tachycardia in young patients using radiofrequency current. Circulation 1992; 86: 1138-1146.
16. Cosio FG, Goicolea A, Lopez-Gil M, Arribas F. Catheter ablation of atrial flutter circuits. PACE 1993; 16: 637-642.
17. Lisowski LA, Verheijen PM, Benatar AA, et al. Atrial flutter in the perinatal age group: diagnosis, management and outcome. J Am Coll Cardiol 2000; 35: 771-777.
18. O'Connor BK, Case CL, Sokoloski MC, Blair H, Cooper K, Gillette PC. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of right ventricular outflow tachycardia in children and adolescents. J Am Coll Cardiol 1996; 27: 869-874.
19. Van Hare GF, Witherell CL, Lesh MD. Follow-up of radiofrequency catheter ablation in children: results in 100 consecutive patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 1994; 23: 1651-1659.
20. Dick M II, O'Connor BK, Serwer GA, LeRoy S, Armstrong B. Use of radiofrequecny current to ablate accessory connections in children. Circulation. 1991; 84: 2318-2324.
21. Case CL,Gillette PC, Oslizlok PC, Knick BJ, Blair HL. Radiofrequency catheter ablatilon of incessant, medically resistant supraventricular tachycardia in infants and small children. J Am Coll Cardiol 1992; 20: 1405-1410.
22. Gonska BD, Coa K, Raab J. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of right ventricular tahycardia late after repair of congenital heart defects. Circulation 1996; 94: 1902-1908.
23. Lesh MD, Coggins DL, Ports TA. Coronary air embolism complicating transseptal radiofrequency ablation of left free-wall accessory pathways. PACE 1992; 15: 1105-1108.
24. Schaffer MS, Gow RM, Moak JP, et al. Mortality following radiofrequency catheter ablation (from the Pediatric Radiofrequency Ablation Registry). Participating members of the Pediatric Electrophysiology Society. Am J Cardiol 2000; 15: 639-643.
25. Resenthal LS, Mahesh M, Beck TJ. Predictors of fluoroscopy time and estimated radiation exposure during radiofrequency catheter ablation procedures. Am J Cardiol 1998; 82: 451-458.