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Radiofrequency ablation vs. cryoablation - heartracing.com

Radiofrequency ablation vs. cryoablation

Prior to 1981, the only option for treating fast heart rhythms other than antiarrhythmic drugs was open-heart surgery. In the operating room with the heart exposed, the part of the heart that caused the racing could be dissected with a scalpel or frozen with a large metal hand-held probe. In 1981 the first reported cases of percutaneous ablation were...

Inappropriate sinus tachycardia - heartracing.com

Inappropriate sinus tachycardia

Inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST), first described in 1979 (1), is a fast heart rhythm arising from the sinus node, the normal primary pacemaker of the heart. That is, the heart rhythm is arising from the normal location but at an inappropriately high rate. Usually patients with IST are young women employed in the healthcare field. The exact reason for this is...