Program Summary

Dr. Eric N. Prystowsky presents a series of cases that review basic principles and physiology of AVNRT as well as presents several challenging cases. He provides important practical information about how to approach the ablation of these patients. The three cases included a patient with AVNRT with a prior failed RF ablation who underwent cryoablation at a superior site for retrograde fast pathway modification. A second case of AVNRT was presented, where the patient had block to the atrium and block to the ventricle. The final case demonstrated a patient with Ebstein's anomaly, an atriofascicular pathway and AVNRT. For each case, Dr. Prystowsky discussed the practical approaches to ablation, emphasizing the critical importance of physiology.

Target Audience

This program is intended for a professional audience.

• Cardiac electrophysiologists
• Cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology fellows
• Cardiac surgeons
• Other cardiologists and radiologists

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

• Develop an organized approach to the management of patients with SVT and prior catheter ablation.
  
• Understand how to evaluate patients with a long PR interval and SVT.
  
• Understand dual AV nodal pathway physiology.
• Successfully interpret ablation in patients with with AV nodal reentry, and prior unsuccessful ablation.
  

Faculty

Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, FHRS
The Care Group, LLC
Indianapolis, IN

Author

Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, FHRS
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Richmond, VA

Accreditation

The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

The Heart Rhythm Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AMA has determined that physicians not licensed in the USA who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.

Continuing Education (CE) for Nurses

The Heart Rhythm Society is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

It has been assigned code 7M7R3X-PRV-09-04.

A maximum of 1.0 credit hours are available for this educational activity.

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Ablation of SVT: Super Challenging Cases

Required Hardware and Software 

• Computer Screen with USB Drive Screen resolution of 1024x786 or larger
  
• Sound card and speakers/headphones
  
• Operating System Requirement: Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 7 Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent) 128MB or RAM Mac OS Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above Intel Core TM Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor 128MB of RAM Plug-in
  

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