A 44-year-old member asked:
Atrial tachycardia - eps / rfa advised by the cardiologist. is this common?
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Dr. Daniel Weissanswered
35 years experience
Yes: Atrial tachycardia may be difficult to treat with medications and is quite often curable with a catheter radiofrequency ablation (rfa).
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Atrial tachycardia - eps / rfa advised by the cardiologist. What does that mean?
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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
52 years experience
Ablation: Ablation therapy is done to destroy tissue in the heart that is causing electrical or mechanical problems. Usually the technique used is radiofrequency energy like microwaves but there are also other techniques. Most commonly these are performed by electrophysiology specialists.
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Last updated Jun 22, 2013
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