Supraventricular Tachycardia: Surgery
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Surgery
Open-heart surgery for supraventricular tachycardia is performed rarely and is usually done only if surgery to remove abnormal electrical pathways (catheter ablation) or other treatments cannot be used. If you have heart surgery for another heart condition, catheter ablation may be done at the same time.
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| Last updated: | September 26, 2006 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Laurence Epstein, MD - Cardiac Electrophysiologist |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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