BACKGROUND: Some @entity1 continue to have palpitations in spite of successful ablation of @entity3153 . Recurrence of accessory pathways as well as unrelated @entity943 may explain the symptoms. METHODS: We followed 194 consecutive @entity1 after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of overt (147) or concealed (47) @entity3153 . The mean duration of symptoms was 16 +/- 13 years. @entity955 was documented in 54 @entity1 (24%) prior to ablation. 185 @entity1 responded to a questionnaire 24 +/- 12 months after ablation. RESULTS: The physical well-being was improved in 94%, unchanged in 5%, and deteriorated in 1%. However, 76 @entity1 (39%) reported @entity943 symptoms, in 40 @entity1 causing pharmacological treatment (14 @entity1 ) and/or continued contact with their doctor. The underlying @entity943 were @entity591 (10), @entity955 (12), premature beats (12), @entity956 (1), and @entity1165 (1), while in four @entity1 no explanation was found. Minor symptoms in the other 36 @entity1 were explained by premature beats in 29, while unexplained in 7. All @entity1 with @entity955 after ablation had @entity955 before ablation. Ten relapses of @entity3153 occurred: eight were known before the time of the questionnaire, two were confirmed at transesophageal atrial stimulation. CONCLUSION: 94% @entity1 with a long history of @entity591 due to the @entity3153 reported improved physical well-being after ablation, but palpitations were common during a 2-year follow-up period; 8% continued to use pharmacological antiarrhythmic treatment. Five percent had symptomatic relapses and in 6% @entity955 episodes reoccurred, i.e., in half of those who had @entity955 before ablation.

Perception and documentation of XXXX after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity1165 :: ('MESH:D017180', 'Disease') :: ['ventricular tachycardia'] @entity591 :: ('MESH:D013610', 'Disease') :: ['tachyarrhythmias', 'orthodromic tachycardia'] @entity956 :: ('MESH:D001282', 'Disease') :: ['atrial flutter'] @entity955 :: ('MESH:D001281', 'Disease') :: ['atrial fibrillation', 'Atrial fibrillation'] @entity3153 :: ('MESH:D014927', 'Disease') :: ['WPW syndrome', 'Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome'] @entity943 :: ('MESH:D001145', 'Disease') :: ['arrhythmias', 'arrhythmia']
@entity943 :: (MESH:D001145,Disease) :: ['arrhythmias']
