?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Role+of+Catheter+Ablation+in+Arrhythmogenic+Right+Ventricular+Dysplasia%0A&rft.creator=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.creator=Fontaine%2C+Guy&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=Arrhythmogenic+right+ventricular+dysplasia%2Fcardiomyopathy+is+a+disorder+characterized+by+frequent+ventricular+tachycardia+originating+from+the+right+ventricle+and+fibro-fatty+replacement+of+right+ventricular+myocardium.+Though+the+disorder+was+originally+described+during+surgical+ablation+of+refractory+ventricular+tachycardia%2C+catheter+ablation+of+tachycardia+is+one+of+the+options+for+patients+not+responding+to+anti+arrhythmic+agents.+Direct+current+fulguration+was+used+in+the+initial+phase+followed+by+radiofrequency+catheter+ablation.+In+the+present+day+scenario%2C+all+patients+with+risk+for+sudden+cardiac+death+should+receive+an+implantable+cardioverter+defibrillator.+Radiofrequency+catheter+ablation+remarkably+reduces+the+frequency+of+defibrillator+therapies.+Direct+current+fulguration+can+still+be+considered+in+cases+when+radiofrequency+ablation+fails%2C+though+it+requires+higher+expertise%2C+general+anesthesia+and+carries+a+higher+morbidity.+Newer+mapping+techniques+have+helped+in+identification+of+the+site+of+ablation.+In+general%2C+the+success+rate+of+ablation+in+arrhythmogenic+right+ventricular+dysplasia+is+less+than+in+other+forms+of+right+ventricular+tachycardias+like+right+ventricular+outflow+tract+tachycardia.&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2005-04&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4217%2F1%2Ffrancis5.htm&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4217%2F2%2Ffrancis5.pdf&rft.identifier=++Francis%2C+Johnson+and+Fontaine%2C+Guy++(2005)+Role+of+Catheter+Ablation+in+Arrhythmogenic+Right+Ventricular+Dysplasia.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4217%2F