Why it's done

Your doctor may recommend SVT ablation if you have a condition that causes a fast and erratic heartbeat, such as:

• Atrial flutter
• Atrial tachycardia
• Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT)
• Atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia (AVRT)
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
  • Orthodromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia
  • Antidromic atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia

Depending on your type of heart rhythm problem, SVT ablation may be one of your first treatments. Sometimes it's done when other medicines or treatments don't work. Together, you and your doctor can talk about the benefits and risks of SVT ablation.

SVT ablation may be an option for children with supraventricular tachycardia who have a high risk of heart-related complications or whose condition hasn't improved with other treatments.