Abstract
This study was performed to evaluate the usefulness of temperature-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation for the elimination of accessory pathway conduction in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Temperature-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation was attempted in 138 patients with 144 accessory pathways (88 pathways along the left free wall, 5 in the anteroseptal region, 2 in the midseptal region, 19 in the posteroseptal region and 30 along the right free wall). The energy source was a HAT 200S which regulated the power automatically to the set temperature of 70 degrees C. Radiofrequency current was delivered through a thermocatheter to the atrial or ventricular side of mitral or tricuspid annulus. Accessory pathway conduction was eliminated in 130 of 144 pathways (90.3%). The mean power outputs of the successful ablations at the atrial side of the annulus were higher than those at the ventricular side (34.0 +/- 8.9W versus 20.0 +/- 7.6W, p < 0.01), but the maximum temperatures were lower at the atrial side of the annulus than those at the ventricular side (66.4 +/- 14.0 degrees C versus 77.2 +/- 6.4 degrees C, p < 0.01). There were 3 non-fatal complications (2.1%), 2 patients with hemopericardium and 1 with femora...Continue Reading
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