Interv Akut Kardiol. 2018;17(2):85-91 | DOI: 10.36290/kar.2018.043

Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in structural heart disease: current perspectives

Petr Peichl, Josef Kautzner
Klinika kardiologie, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha

As in other arrhythmias, the strategies for ablation of ventricular tachycardias (VTs) in patients with structural heart disease areevolving. The current dominant strategy is substrate ablation, because it is associated with better outcomes than conventionalapproach and activation mapping during VT. The progress in imaging has enabled a more detailed characterization of the arrhythmogenicsubstrate in these patients. Likewise, novel techniques of ablation have been proposed that allow modification ofthe substrate in previously inaccessible sites. Despite the improvements, treatment of these patients still represents a challenge.For patients with an arrhythmic storm, successful ablation may be a life-saving procedure. Our aim is to review the current perspectivesof catheter ablation of VT in patients with structural heart disease.

Keywords: ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, catheter ablation

Published: May 1, 2018  Show citation

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