Endo-epicardial homogenization of the scar versus limited substrate ablation for the treatment of electrical storms in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 132-141

  Di Biase, Luigi ^a,b,c   Santangeli, Pasquale ^a,c   Burkhardt, David J ^a,d   Bai, Rong ^a   Mohanty, Prasant ^a   Carbucicchio, Corrado ^e   Dello Russo, Antonio ^e   Casella, Michela ^e   Mohanty, Sanghamitra ^a   Pump, Agnes ^a,f   Hongo, Richard ^d   Beheiry, Salwa ^d   Pelargonio, Gemma ^g   Santarelli, Pietro ^g   Zucchetti, Martina ^e   Horton, Rodney ^a   Sanchez, Javier E ^a   Elayi, Claude S ^h   Lakkireddy, Dhanunjay ⁱ   Tondo, Claudio ^e   Natale, Andrea ^a,b,d   more..

^a TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^d CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^g CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; electrical storm; electrophysiology; epicardial; irrigated tip catheter; ischemic cardiomyopathy; mapping; myocardial infarction; scar; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL STORM; ENDO EPICARDIAL HOMOGENIZATION OF THE SCAR; ENDOCARDIAL SUBSTRATE ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERICARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84863476213     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.03.044     Document Type: Article

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