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Exit sites on the epicardium rarely subtend critical diastolic path of ischemic VT on the endocardium: Implications for noninvasive ablation.

Abhishek BhaskaranSachin NayyarAndreu Porta-SánchezShouvik HaldarMahmoud BokhariStéphane MasséTimothy LiangNawazish ZehraTalha FaridEugene DownarKumaraswamy Nanthakumar
Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
The epicardial exit site and the mid-diastolic isthmus sites were spatially distant and discrepant. Surface electrocardiography (ECG)-derived strategy in identifying epicardial exit site to select noninvasive ablation targets is prone to identify epicardial exit sites and may not identify critical targets in ischemic scar VT.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • blood pressure
  • ischemia reperfusion injury
  • ejection fraction
  • cerebral ischemia
  • heart failure
  • wound healing