Immediate Results of Radiofrequency Ablation of Junctional Tachycardia in Elder Patients

Ia Avaliani*, Khatuna Jalabadze **, Maia Meunargia **, Zurab Klimiashvili **, Anzor Melia ** 

** Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia;
** Cardiological Clinic "GULI", Tbilisi, Georgia

Radiofrequency ablation is considered to be the method of reference for treatment of paroxysmal Junctional Tachycardias (JT), which allows to reduce, or even to abolish badly tolerated or insufficiently efficient medical treatment. Though according few studies, in old patients due to coexistence of other chronic pathologies, it elevates the risk linked to the method of EES or Radio frequency ablation, rather than young once. The target of our study, practiced on 54 patients (26 women and 28 men) of 50 years old and more (medium age 61± 8.7 years) was to assess the immediate results of radio frequency ablation of JT and determine complications linked to this procedure in this population. Our study showed obviously good results on preventing JT attacks and low rate of complications linked to the procedures.

Keywords:  junctionnal tachycardia, endocavitary electrophysiological study, radiofrequency ablation