This condition is due to an accessory ( extra) electrical pathway in the heart.
The ease of ablation is dependent on the site of the pathway.
Some pathways are in easily accesible areas of the heart and others are close to an important electrical relay station( AV node)
Ablation is planned only after an EP( Electrophysiology) study.
Make sure that your study and ablation are done in a centre where many procedures are done and the chances of success are high.
Often the first ablation ( burning of tissue to interrupt the accessory pathwy) is conservative,in which case the pathway may return after a month or two.
A repeat procedure can be done.
I had one patient in whom three tries were needed.
He is now flying ( 5 years later) in the RAAF.
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