Outcomes of Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation Using Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Devices [Original Articles]

Conclusions— In this large single-center scar-related VT ablation experience, despite the worse clinical status of the patients selected for pLVAD support, clinical outcomes were better than expected and were similar to healthier patients not receiving hemodynamic support. Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy presenting with electrical storm, advanced heart failure, and severe left ventricular dysfunction most frequently received hemodynamic support during VT ablation.

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Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - June 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kusa, S., Miller, M. A., Whang, W., Enomoto, Y., Panizo, J. G., Iwasawa, J., Choudry, S., Pinney, S., Gomes, A., Langan, N., Koruth, J. S., dAvila, A., Reddy, V. Y., Dukkipati, S. R. Tags: Arrhythmias, Catheter Ablation and Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator, Electrophysiology Original Articles Source Type: research