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CSC Cardiac Nursing Subspecialty

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The EKG of a patient complaining of dizziness, light headedness, and palpitations shows absent P waves and fibrillatory waves. Which of the following invasive approaches are not beneficial in treating this patient’s arrhythmia?

Radiofrequency catheter ablation
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator
AV node ablation
Surgical maze procedure

Explanation

Answer: C - AV node ablation is not used to treat atrial fibrillation: radiofrequency catheter ablation, the surgical maze procedure, and occasionally an implantable defibrillator are used.

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