Transcoronary Ethanol Ablation for Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia After Failed Catheter Ablation

Michifumi Tokuda, Piotr Sobieszczyk, Andrew C. Eisenhauer, Pipin Kojodjojo, Keiichi Inada, Bruce A. Koplan, Gregory F. Michaud, Roy M. John, Laurence M. Epstein, Frédéric Sacher,

Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology · 2011 · 144 citations · 17 references

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Abstract

In patients with difficult-to-control VT in whom RFCA fails, TCEA prevents all VT recurrences in 36% and improves arrhythmia control in an additional 27%. Inadequate target vessels, collaterals, and recurrence of modified VTs limit efficacy, but TCEA continues to play an important role for difficult VTs in these high-risk patients.

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