Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and biventricular involvement.

Lishui Shen Shangyu Liu Zhenhao ZhangYulong XiongZihao LaiFeng Hu Lihui Zheng Yan Yao

Published 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 (2024)

Biventricular involvement implied a worse arrhythmic phenotype and increased the risk of left-sided VTs, while catheter ablation maintained its efficacy for VT control in this population. Younger age, lower RVEF, and non-acute complete success predicted VT recurrence after ablation.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
liver failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
heart failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
left ventricular
intensive care unit
acute respiratory distress syndrome