Editorial Commentary: Indications for catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in the modern era

[...]there are several different strategies to ablate VT with no consensus as to which approach yields the best results. [...]the clinical status of patients with VT is highly variable and recognizing which patients might benefit from ablation is currently uncertain. When faced with a patient in car...

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Published in:Trends in cardiovascular medicine 2017-10, Vol.27 (7), p.514-515
Main Authors: Saour, Basil, Knight, Bradley P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiovascular disease
Catheters
Mortality
Radiofrequency ablation
Tachycardia
Ventricle
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Summary:[...]there are several different strategies to ablate VT with no consensus as to which approach yields the best results. [...]the clinical status of patients with VT is highly variable and recognizing which patients might benefit from ablation is currently uncertain. When faced with a patient in cardiogenic shock and VT storm, it can be difficult to determine which the driver is. [...]there has been an increasing focus on identifying which patients are too sick and unlikely to benefit from VT ablation, and to identify predictors of successful ablation.
ISSN:1050-1738
1873-2615
DOI:10.1016/j.tcm.2017.06.011