Ventricular arrhythmias in patients with biventricular assist devices.

Andrew Y LinHao TranMichela BrambattiEric AdlerVictor PretoriusTravis PollemaJonathan C HsuGregory K FeldKurt HoffmayerFrederick HanDavid KrummenGordon Ho

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2019)

Ventricular arrhythmias are common in patients with BIVADs and are associated with worse outcomes. Future work should assess whether therapies such as ablation improve the outcome of BIVAD patients with VA.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
heart failure
left ventricular
congenital heart disease
atrial fibrillation
current status
radiofrequency ablation
skeletal muscle
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
glycemic control