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2414744

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-11-29
pubmed:abstractText
High energies delivered via standard pacing catheter electrodes produce permanent atrioventricular conduction block and generate high pressures. We investigate the use of lower energies and an active fixation electrode. Ten patients with refractory supraventricular tachycardias (six with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, three with dual AV nodal pathways, and one with a concealed accessory atrioventricular pathway) were treated. A 6F Vitatron Helifix electrode was positioned to give the maximum His bundle deflection. Four shocks of only 50 joules each were delivered at 1-minute intervals. Long-term follow-up showed that seven patients (70%) had persistent complete heart block and two had atrial fibrillation with slower ventricular rates. Nine patients (90%) were symptom-free without antiarrhythmic therapy. Permanent pacemakers were implanted in eight patients. There were no complications resulting from the procedure. Transvenous ablation of atrioventricular conduction can be safely achieved using a Vitatron Helifix electrode and much lower energy values than have been previously employed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0147-8389
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
639-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Low energies and Helifix electrodes in the successful ablation of atrioventricular conduction.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article