creators_name: Lokhandwala, Yash
editors_name: Singh, Balbir
editors_name: Lokhandwala, Yash
editors_name: Francis, Johnson
editors_name: Gupta, Anup
type: journalp
datestamp: 2005-05-02
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:02
metadata_visibility: show
title: Arrhythmia Care In India - Poised For The Big Leap
ispublished: pub
subjects: ipej
full_text_status: public
keywords: Arrhythmia Care; India 
abstract: Till the late 1980s, there was precious little one could do to permanently cure arrhythmias. Cardiac surgery did not live up to its promise for ventricular tachycardia. For WPW syndrome, surgery was too invasive a procedure, with a significant chance of major complications. Electrophysiologists spent hours trying to unravel tachycardia mechanisms, and were often referred to as "electrophilosophers". Since the advent of RF ablation, this scenario underwent a sea change. Suddenly one was able to get rid of many arrhythmias with a much less invasive procedure. Electrophysiology centers mushroomed and got upgraded in the developed world.
date: 2002-04
date_type: published
publication: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
volume: 2
number: 2
publisher: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group
pagerange: 1
refereed: TRUE
citation:   Lokhandwala, Yash  (2002) Arrhythmia Care In India - Poised For The Big Leap.  [Journal (Paginated)]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/4317/1/yash.htm