TY - JOUR
T1 - Ventricular tachycardia inducibility after radiofrequency ablation affects the outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators
T2 - The role of left ventricular function
AU - Colella, Andrea
AU - Giaccardi, Marzia
AU - Lova, Raffaele Molino
AU - Liccardi, Carmine
AU - Gensini, Gian Franco
PY - 2009/9
Y1 - 2009/9
N2 - Purpose: We hypothesized that inducibility of the VT responsible for ICD therapies at the end of RFCA, would also be associated with a differential risk, depending on left ventricular function. Methods: We retrospectively studied 66 patients with previous myocardial infarction and with ICD who also underwent RFCA for recurrent refractory VTs. Results: During the follow-up only 19 patients (29%) showed VTs. Among patients with ejection fraction (EF) ≤ 35%, 11 out of 25 still continued to have VT recurrences, independent of the inducibility of the VT. Among patients with EF >35% and
AB - Purpose: We hypothesized that inducibility of the VT responsible for ICD therapies at the end of RFCA, would also be associated with a differential risk, depending on left ventricular function. Methods: We retrospectively studied 66 patients with previous myocardial infarction and with ICD who also underwent RFCA for recurrent refractory VTs. Results: During the follow-up only 19 patients (29%) showed VTs. Among patients with ejection fraction (EF) ≤ 35%, 11 out of 25 still continued to have VT recurrences, independent of the inducibility of the VT. Among patients with EF >35% and
KW - Catheter ablation
KW - Ejection fraction
KW - Implantable defibrillators
KW - Sudden death
KW - Ventricular tachycardia
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U2 - 10.1007/s10840-008-9351-x
DO - 10.1007/s10840-008-9351-x
M3 - Article
C2 - 19148716
AN - SCOPUS:68749117684
VL - 25
SP - 229
EP - 234
JO - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
JF - Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
SN - 1383-875X
IS - 3
ER -