Patients with cardiac arrhythmias may be asymptomatic, have serious symptoms and a poor quality of life, or present with sudden cardiac death.1 Radiofrequency ablation has an increasingly important role in the management of cardiac arrhythmias. Ablation involves the destruction of re-entry circuits, which are often caused by a myocardial scar or a developmental anomaly. Although the incidence of complications is low, serious complications can occur and include valvular disruption, coronary occlusion, cerebrovascular accident and death.2
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/ablation-therapy-for-arrhythmias