Design and characteristics of the prophylactic intra-operative ventricular arrhythmia ablation in high-risk LVAD candidates (PIVATAL) trial.
David T HuangIgor GosevKatherine L WoodHima VidulaWilliam StevensonFrank MarchlinskiGregory SuppleSandip K ZalawadiyaJ Peter WeissRoderick TungWendy S TzouJoshua D MossKrishna KancharlaSunit-Preet ChaudhryParin J PatelArfaat M KhanClaudio SchugerGuy RozenMichael S KiernanGregory S CouperMarzia LeaccheEzequiel J MolinaAnand D ShahMichael LloydJakub SroubekEdward SolteszKalyanam ShivkumarCasey WhiteSinan TankutBrent A JohnsonScott McNittValentina KutyifaWojciech ZarebaIlan GoldenbergPublished in: Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc (2023)
The primary aim of this first-ever randomized trial is to assess the efficacy of intra-operative ablation during LVAD surgery in reducing VTA recurrence and improving clinical outcomes for patients with a history of VTA.