Catheter ablation for atrial flutter and fibrillation

An effective alternative to medical therapy

Daniel Kosinski Dr Kosinski is assistant professor of medicine, and Dr Grubb is associate professor of medicine and pediatrics, division of cardiology, department of medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.

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Blair P. Grubb Dr Kosinski is assistant professor of medicine, and Dr Grubb is associate professor of medicine and pediatrics, division of cardiology, department of medicine, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.

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Douglas A. Wolfe Dr Wolfe is assistant professor of medicine and director of the electrophysiology laboratory, division of cardiology, department of medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson.

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Harry Mayhew Dr Mayhew, recently retired, was professor of family medicine,Medical College of Ohio, Toledo.

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Traditionally, atrial arrhythmias have been treated pharmacologically, although in many patients such therapy is not effective or well tolerated. For such patients, radiofrequency catheter ablation can be a reasonable alternative that offers a high initial success rate and low complication rate. In this article, the authors present an update on the use of ablation in atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation, including a review of recent studies and a discussion of the benefits and downsides of the procedure.

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