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Quality of life before and after radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with drug refractory atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

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Larson, Mary S, McDonald, Kathryn, Young, Charlie, Sung, Ruey, Hlatky, Mark A·1999·The American Journal of Cardiology

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Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is the most common form of supraventricular tachycardia. 1 Ganz L.I. Friedman P.L. Supravntricular tachycardia. N Engl J Med. 1995; 332: 162-173 Crossref PubMed Scopus (166) Google Scholar , 2 Orejarena L.A. Vidaillet H. DeStefano F. Nordstrom D.L. Vierkant R.A. Smith P.N. Hayes J.J. Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in the general population. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998; 31: 150-157 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (295) Google Scholar While rarely life-threatening, 3 Wang Y. Scheinman M.M. Chien W.W. Cohen T.J. Lesh M.D. Griffin J.C. Patients with supraventricular tachycardia presenting with aborted sudden death incidence, mechanism and long-term follow-up. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1991; 18: 1711-1719 Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (115) Google Scholar AVNRT is a frequent cause of symptoms and occasional disability. 1 Ganz L.I. Friedman P.L. Supravntricular tachycardia. 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The potential cost-effectiveness of RFA will depend largely on its effect in improving patient utility, a global measure of quality of life, and patient preferences. The present study assesses the

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Authors
Larson, M. S., McDonald, K., Young, C., Sung, R., & Hlatky, M. A.
Affiliations
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
  • Kaiser Permanente (US)
Corresponding author
Hlatky, Mark A
Venue
The American Journal of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1999-08
Volume
84
Issue
4
Pages
471-473
ISSN
0002-9149 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2059879127
Cited by
27
References
20
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2022: 1 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
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0.48
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • The American Journal of Cardiology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (HS08362)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
Keywords
atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia, radiofrequency catheter ablation, quality of life, supraventricular tachycardia, post-ablation outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, health-related quality of life, social functioning, labor productivity
MeSH terms
Aged, Anti-Arrhythmia Agents, Electrocardiography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Tachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry, Survival Rate, Treatment Outcome, Catheter Ablation

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