The patient is admitted with recurrent supraventricular tachycardia that the cardiologist believes to be related to an accessory conduction pathway or a reentry pathway. The nurse anticipates which procedure to be planned for this patient?
a. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement
b. Permanent pacemaker insertion
c. Radiofrequency catheter ablation
d. Temporary transvenous pacemaker placement
C
Radiofrequency catheter ablation is a method of interrupting a supraventricular tachycardia, a dysrhythmia caused by a reentry circuit, and an abnormal conduction pathway.
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