Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy: A propensity score-matched analysis of in-hospital outcomes in the United States.
J David BurkhardtTanush GuptaJorge E RomeroDhaval KolteSahil KheraPedro A VillablancaAn TranSanghamitra MohantyChintan TrivediPrasant MohantyCarola GianniSoo G KimMario GarciaGregg C FonarowDeepak L BhattSanghamitra MohantyLuigi Di BiasePublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2018)
In patients with NICM, catheter ablation of VT is associated with lower in-hospital mortality compared with those managed medically. The utilization rates of CA for VT related to NICM have increased in the past decade. Adequately powered randomized trials will be necessary to confirm these findings.