Ablation may be option for unresponsive arrhythmias:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Slow AV node pathway ablation slows the rate of pumping during fibrillation but does not prevent recurrence. Patients who do not respond to drug treatment may be candidates for the technique, which does not interfere with normal electrical conduction to the ventricals, say researchers from the Centro Cardiologico, Milan, Italy, (Journal of the American College of Cardiology, January).
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