Ventricular arrhythmia ablation in the presence of mechanical valve utilization and complications of catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmia in patients with mechanical prosthetic valves.
Guy RozenGabby Elbaz-GreenerNizar AndriaE Kevin HeistJeremy N RuskinHarindra C WijeysunderaShemy CarassoEdo BiratiOffer AmirIbrahim MaraiPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
The data show increased utilization of VA ablations in patients with MVs and a trend toward a higher incidence of in-hospital mortality and complications compared to the propensity-matched control group without MVs.