Epicardial ventricular tachycardia ablation: safety and efficacy of access and ablation using low-iodine content.
Julian MüllerIvaylo ChakarovPhilipp HalbfassKarin NentwichArtur BerkovitzKai SonneSebastian BarthHeiko LehrmannThomas DenekePublished in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2024)
In this large single-centre experience, epicardial access and ablation were safe and feasible. Although long-term clinical VT recurrence rates were low, overall VT recurrences as well as mortality were high advocating for a highly experienced, interdisciplinary approach including intense management of underlying cardiac disease/heart failure. Routine usage of D5W was safe and associated with comparable short- or long-term clinical or overall VT freedom.