臨床検査51巻7号

2007年07月発行

今月の主題 不整脈検査 総論

不整脈の電気的治療

著者： 関口幸夫¹ 青沼和隆¹

所属機関： ¹筑波大学大学院人間総合科学研究科病態制御医学循環器内科学

ページ範囲：P.683 - P.689

　最近の高周波カテーテルアブレーションの進歩には目を見張るものがある．従来は薬剤抵抗性の不整脈に対して施行されていたが，現在では多くの頻脈性不整脈においてカテーテルアブレーションの有効性と安全性とが確認されており，薬物療法とならんで“first therapy”として定着しつつある．さらには新たなマッピングシステムの出現により頻拍機序や不整脈基質の解明が進み，器質的心疾患に合併した心室頻拍など以前は治療が困難と考えられていた不整脈にまでその適応は拡大しており，RFCA技術の進歩は目覚ましいものといえるだろう．

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