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Radiofrequency energy ablation in a child with an implanted vagus nerve stimulator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2015

Mackenzy M. Radolec ,
Lee B. Beerman  and
Gaurav Arora
Mackenzy M. Radolec
Affiliation:
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Lee B. Beerman
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Gaurav Arora*
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
*
Correspondence to: Dr G. Arora, MD, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, One Children’s Hospital Drive, 4401 Penn Avenue, 5th Floor Faculty Pavilion, Pittsburgh, PA 15224, United States of America. Tel: (412) 692-6054; Fax: (412) 692-5410; E-mail: gaurav.arora@chp.edu
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Abstract

An 8-year-old girl with supraventricular tachycardia and an implanted vagus nerve stimulator underwent radiofrequency ablation of her supraventricular tachycardia substrate. No known literature exists addressing the potential interaction of these two technologies, although there are reported cases of interaction between radiofrequency and other implanted stimulating devices such as pacemakers. The procedure was performed successfully without observed interaction, and the patient’s family reported no significant change in frequency of seizure control.

Keywords

Radiofrequency catheter ablationvagus nerve stimulatorsupraventricular tachycardiaimplantable devices
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 25 , Issue 7 , October 2015 , pp. 1379 - 1381
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© Cambridge University Press 2015 

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