Treating heart dysrythsmia due to WPW syndrome by the energy of radiofrequency through catheter
- Author:
Ton That Minh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Heart dysrythsmia
- MeSH:
Heart;
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;439(1):74-78
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From June 2001 to Sept 2002, at Thong Nhat Hospital – Ho Chi Minh City the physioelectric method was applied, using energy of radiofrequency to treat tachycardia in 50 subjects (26 male, 24 female) with WPW syndrome, aged 14-64. This is a high efficacy method of definitive treatment dysrythsmia with low rate no severity complication, and with low rate of recurrence (2%). This method can be applied in any well equiped medical facilities in Vietnam with a well qualified medical staff, needing and expense of 1/17 verssus in other South East Asia countries and of 1/27 versus in USA
