supraventricular cardiac radioablation

Pathology

• results in coagulation necrosis

Indications

• supraventricular arrhythmias
  • AV nodal re-entry
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
  • radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation
    • pulse field ablation for atrial fibrillation

* may be done intraoperatively

Radiology

performed in association with imaging guidance

More general terms

• cardiac radioablation (photodynamic cardiac ablation)