The first case is a female patient named T. (52 years old, from Vinh Long), admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of supraventricular tachycardia. Patient T. has symptoms such as: nervousness, palpitations, each time the tachycardia attacks, the heart rate reaches 180 - 200 beats per minute (normal heart rate is only about 60 - 100 beats per minute).
The second case is a female patient named N. (57 years old, from An Giang), with a diagnosis of ventricular extrasystole. This is the cause of the patient feeling nervous, palpitations, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and chest tightness for a long period of time.
Doctors at SIS Can Tho International General Hospital performed electrophysiological intervention on the two patients above.
Master, Doctor Nguyen Manh Cuong - Deputy Head of Internal Medicine Department, SIS Can Tho International General Hospital - said that cardiac electrophysiology and radiofrequency ablation for arrhythmia treatment (EP) play an important role in diagnosing and treating heart rhythm-related problems. This helps doctors better understand the electrical activity disorder of the heart, thereby providing effective treatment methods.
During the procedure, doctors use small catheters to check the electrical activity of the heart, recording signals from different areas of the heart to determine the cause of the arrhythmia. Then, they perform electrophysiological ablation to help the heart function stably again.
After electrophysiological intervention, both patients felt their symptoms were completely cured, helping to improve their quality of life.
According to Dr. Cuong, arrhythmia is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular stroke, because it can cause cardiac arrest or ineffective heart function. Previously, the control of supraventricular arrhythmia and ventricular premature beats was mainly based on medication, but the rate of drug control was only low.
Nowadays, with the advancement of medicine, cardiac electrophysiology intervention has become the optimal method. This method is a minimally invasive technique, allowing for radical treatment. After ablation, the patient is completely cured, the recurrence rate is very low and there is no need to continue taking medication afterwards.
