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(radiofrequency ablation) hjá þeim sem fá tíð köst af
sleglahraðtakti.
SAMANTEKT:
Igrædd hjartarafstuðstæki eru gagnleg viðbót við
lyfjameðferð á hraðatakttruflunum með uppruna í
sleglum. Niðurstöður nýlegra rannsókna benda til
þess að þessi meðferð sé áhrifarík og muni líkast til
verða beitt í vaxandi mæli við sleglahraðatakt á næstu
árum.
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