Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
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J Interv Card Electrophysiol · Dec 2010
Case ReportsSuccessful transcatheter cryoablation in infants with drug-resistant supraventricular tachycardia: a case series.
Drug-resistant supraventricular tachycardia can cause hemodynamic instability, especially in infants. There are no case-series reports of transcatheter cryoablation treatment for infants with drug-resistant supraventricular tachycardia. Our purpose is to report our experience with transcatheter cryoablation in three infants with drug-resistant supraventricular tachycardia. ⋯ In our series, transcatheter cryoablation was an effective treatment for drug-resistant SVT in infants. We encountered some early nonsustained post-procedure SVT; however, such episodes did not predict procedural failure.