Heart ablation is a procedure that treats arrhythmias, such as SVT, by destroying small areas of heart tissue that cause irregular heartbeats, using either heat or cold delivered via catheters. The ...

Catheter ablation was not the first-line treatment for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) for most patients referred to a tertiary center, a study shows, with investigators suggesting the procedure is ...

Lexington, KY - In Kentucky's Bluegrass Region, an irresistible attraction toward an innovative navigation system is slowly changing the way some electrophysiology (EP) procedures are performed. Yet ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

The very low number of women and individuals from ethnic minorities in the cardiac electrophysiology (EP) speciality in the United States has been highlighted in two new studies. The first study ...

Ventricular tachycardia, or V-tach (VT), and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) are two types of tachycardia. The term “tachycardia” refers to a heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute. The key ...

If you have ventricular tachycardia, your doctor may give you medicine to slow your heart rate down. You might also need a catheter ablation. In this procedure, a doctor threads a thin tube through an ...

Electrophysiology procedures take place in hospitals. That’s been the widely held assumption — until now. There’s plenty of reasons that people think EP procedures belong in hospitals. After all, in ...