TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - CATHETER-ABLATIVE TECHNIQUES A1 - Noheria, Amit A1 - Deshmukh, Abhishek J. A1 - McLeod, Christopher A1 - Asirvatham, Samuel J. A2 - Fuster, Valentin A2 - Harrington, Robert A. A2 - Narula, Jagat A2 - Eapen, Zubin J. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Hurst's The Heart, 14e AB - Major advances have been made in the field of interventional cardiac electrophysiology (EP) over the past three decades. Catheter-based ablation enables minimally invasive therapeutic options in the management of various tachyarrhythmias. Ablation is often guided by EP study and mapping to diagnose the arrhythmia and localize the arrhythmogenic substrate that is to be targeted for ablation. Catheter ablation requires expertise and constitutes a major procedural component, in addition to implantation and management of cardiac electronic devices, within the subspecialty of clinical cardiac EP. In this chapter, we discuss (1) general technical considerations for catheter ablation, (2) specifics related to ablation of different arrhythmias, and (3) potential complications of ablation. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/07 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161719200 ER -