?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Radiofrequency+Catheter+Ablation+of+Supraventricular+Tachycardia&rft.creator=Calkins%2C+Hugh&rft.creator=Ajit+Kumar%2C+V.K&rft.creator=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=+Supraventricular+tachycardias+are+quite+common+in+clinical+practice.+Medical+treatment+of+supraventricular+tachycardia+often+involves+regular+intake+of+drugs+for+several+years.+Problems+of+drug+therapy+include+poor+efficacy+and+bothersome+side+effects+including+proarrhythmia.+This+has+lead+to+the+development+of+non-pharmacological+therapies.+Arrhythmia+surgery+initially+demonstrated+that+many+types+of+supraventricular+arrhythmias+could+be+cured.+However+during+the+past+decade+arrhythmia+surgery+has+been+largely+replaced+by+catheter+ablation.+Catheter+ablation+can+be+defined+as+the+use+of+an+electrode+catheter+to+destroy+small+areas+of+myocardial+tissue+or+conduction+system%2C+or+both%2C+that+are+critical+to+the+initiation+or+maintenance+of+cardiac+arrhythmias.+Arrhythmias+most+likely+to+be+amenable+to+cure+with+catheter+ablation+are+those+which+have+a+focal+origin+or+involve+a+narrow%2C+anatomically+defined+isthmus.1+This+review+aims+to+provide+an+update+on+the+technique+and+results+associated+that+can+be+achieved+with+catheter+ablation+of+supraventricular+tachycardias.+%0A&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2002-04&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4313%2F1%2Fcalkins.htm&rft.identifier=++Calkins%2C+Hugh+and+Ajit+Kumar%2C+V.K+and+Francis%2C+Johnson++(2002)+Radiofrequency+Catheter+Ablation+of+Supraventricular+Tachycardia.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4313%2F