Tachycardia

Reports from General Hospital advance knowledge in tachycardia

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, July 20th, 2008

According to recent research from Bristol, the United Kingdom, " To determine the efficacy and safety of cryoablation for the treatment of atrioventricular nodal re-entry tachycardia (AVNRT). Methods and results We analysed the procedural characteristics, acute success, and recurrence rates of 160 consecutive patients treated with cryoablation for the AVNRT and followed up for 18 months."

"Mean procedural time was 119.1 +/- 3.7 min, with an average of 4.6 +/- 0.2 Cryo lesions and an acute procedural success rate of 93%. Recurrence rates were 19 (11.9%) cases and were significantly higher in the 4 mm cryocatheter-treated group (12/59, 16.9%), compared with the 6 mm...

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Source: Medical Device Law Weekly (2008-07-20)

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