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18165670

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
23
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-31
pubmed:abstractText
The supraventricular arrhythmias include a wide spectrum of disorders including, in descending order of frequency, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, atrioventricular nodal reentry, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, and atrial tachycardia. While not life-threatening in most cases, they may cause important symptoms, such as palpitations, chest discomfort, breathlessness, anxiety, and syncope, which significantly impair quality of life. Medical therapy has variable efficacy, and most patients are not rendered free of symptoms. Research over the past several decades has revealed fundamental mechanisms involved in the initiation and maintenance of all of these arrhythmias. Knowledge of mechanisms has in turn led to highly effective surgical and catheter-based treatments. Atrial fibrillation remains a therapeutic challenge but is also yielding to investigation and therapeutic efforts. The supraventricular arrhythmias and their treatment are described in this report.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1538-3598
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
19
pubmed:volume
298
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2768-78
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Catheter ablation therapy for supraventricular arrhythmias.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. jmarine2@jhmi.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Clinical Conference