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CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

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A 35-year male patient, who has been diagnosed to have Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, is planned to undergo radiofrequency catheter ablation. He is curious to know if this treatment will cure his condition. What is the most appropriate answer that the nurse can give this patient?
  1. This treatment he will just alleviate his symptoms
  2. His condition can be cured by radio frequency catheter ablation
  3. His condition is not curable
  4. The condition may recur after few years
Explanation
Answer- B - The nurse should tell this patient that radiofrequency catheter ablation is the most effective and curative treatment for his condition i.e. Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. The most effective and curative treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is radiofrequency catheter ablation. However, surgical destruction of the accessory pathway may be performed and be effective, but radiofrequency catheter ablation is typically the most safe and efficacious curative approach.
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