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Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 20 Sep, 2009

Which of the following tachycardias are not amenable to radiofrequency catheter ablation: a. Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia b. Belhassen’s tachycardia c. Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia d. Torsades de pointes Answer: d Torsades de pointes is a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, with no specific focus of origin which can be ablated. Since it is associated with QT prolongation, [...]