TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of catheter ablation in the management of ventricular tachycardia
AU - Tanawuttiwat, Tanyanan
AU - Nazarian, Saman
AU - Calkins, Hugh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 The Author.
PY - 2016/2/14
Y1 - 2016/2/14
N2 - The treatment strategy for ventricular tachycardia (VT) is guided by patient symptoms, the risk of sudden death estimated by VT mechanism and underlying cardiac structure, and the risk vs. benefit ratio of potential therapies. Over the last few decades, catheter ablation has emerged as the primary treatment of idiopathic VT and become an important management strategy in reducing VT burden in patients with structural heart disease. This article reviews the technique and outcomes of catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmias as well as potential future directions for this procedure.
AB - The treatment strategy for ventricular tachycardia (VT) is guided by patient symptoms, the risk of sudden death estimated by VT mechanism and underlying cardiac structure, and the risk vs. benefit ratio of potential therapies. Over the last few decades, catheter ablation has emerged as the primary treatment of idiopathic VT and become an important management strategy in reducing VT burden in patients with structural heart disease. This article reviews the technique and outcomes of catheter ablation for ventricular arrhythmias as well as potential future directions for this procedure.
KW - Catheter ablation
KW - Ventricular tachycardia
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U2 - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv421
DO - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv421
M3 - Review article
C2 - 26324538
AN - SCOPUS:84960121017
SN - 0195-668X
VL - 37
SP - 594
EP - 609
JO - European heart journal
JF - European heart journal
IS - 7
ER -