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Surgical therapy of arrhythmias

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Cardiac therapy

Abstract

Paroxysmal tachyarrhythmias, both supraventricular and ventricular, remain a difficult therapeutic challenge to the physician. Despite the availability of a multitude of antiarrhythmic agents and the development of novel pacing techniques, in a significant number of patients these therapeutic modalities either are ineffective or induce unacceptable side-effects. In such patients, surgery provides an alternative method for treating disabling and/or life-threatening arrhythmias.

Recipient of Research Career Development Award #K04 HL00361, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Josephson is the Robinette Foundation Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Diseases).

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