Bipolar ablation of therapy-refractory ventricular arrhythmias: application of a dedicated approach.
Shinwan KanyFares Alexander AlkenRuben SchlebergerJakub BaranArmin LuikAnnika HaasElena EneThomas DenekeL DinshawAndreas RilligAndreas MetznerBruno ReissmannHisaki MakimotoTilko ReentsMiruna Andrea PopaIsabel DeisenhoferRoman PiotrowskiPiotr KulakowskiPaulus KirchhofKatharina ScherschelChristian MeyerPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2022)
Using a dedicated device for B-RFA for therapy-refractory VA appears feasible and safe. While some patients need repeat ablation, success rates were encouraging. Sequential unipolar and B-RFA may be favourable for lesion formation.