Pacemaker treatment for bradyarrhythmia was first approved for national health insurance
coverage in Japan in 1974, and its use rapidly became widespread thereafter …

The modern electrophysiology (EP) laboratory is a complex environment providing an array
of interventions for the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders and is a result of …

Introduction radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) is the first-line therapy for symptomatic
Wolff Parkinson White (WPW) patients according to the American Heart Association. We …

In children with structurally normal hearts, the mechanisms of arrhythmias are usually the
same as in the adult patient. Some arrhythmias are particularly associated with young age …

Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern. 1 The terminology WPW
was first used to describe a “bundle-branch pattern” with a short PR interval in healthy young …

Background—The incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the management of this
risk in patients with asymptomatic preexcitation remain controversial. The purpose of this …

Background Ventricular fibrillation can be the presenting arrhythmia in children with
asymptomatic Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome. Deaths due to this arrhythmia are …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to quantify fluoroscopy use in catheter ablation
procedures using a three‐dimensional mapping system as the primary source of catheter …

Background Since the onset of pediatric catheter ablation, the pediatric electrophysiology
community has reported outcomes via various registries (PAPCA [Prospective Assessment …

In this article, the authors focus on the importance of the zero X-ray ablation approach in
electrophysiology. Radiation exposure related to conventional transcatheter ablation carries …