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Why may I need catheter ablation for tachycardia?

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    Healthwise answered:

    Catheter ablation is often used for people who have persistent or recurrent fast heart rates that do not respond to drug therapy. Or it is used for people who have certain types of fast heart rates and who do not want to take medicine.

    Ablation might be done to treat:

    • Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT).
    • Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome.
    • Ventricular tachycardia. 
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