Management of ventricular tachycardias: insights on centre settings, procedural workflow, endpoints, and implementation of guidelines-results from an EHRA survey
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Contributors
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology (at Dresden Heart Centre)
- Uniklinik Köln
- St. Joseph’s Heart Rhythm Centre
- University of Rzeszów
- University of Hamburg
- University Hospital Center Split
- University of Bern
- Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation
- Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien
Abstract
Ventricular tachycardia (VT), and its occurrence, is still one of the main reasons for sudden cardiac death and, therefore, for increased mortality and morbidity foremost in patients with structural heart [Kahle A-K, Jungen C, Alken F-A, Scherschel K, Willems S, Pürerfellner H et al. Management of ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: contemporary armamentarium. Europace 2022;24:538-51]. Catheter ablation has become a safe and effective treatment option in patients with recurrent VT [Cronin EM, Bogun FM, Maury P, Peichl P, Chen M, Namboodiri N et al. 2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus statement on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm 2020;17:e2-154]. Previous and current guidelines provide guidance on indication for VT ablation and risk assessment and evaluation of underlying disease. However, no uniform recommendation is provided regarding procedural strategies, timing of ablation, and centre setting. Therefore, these specifics seem to differ largely, and recent data are sparse. This physician-based European Heart Rhythm Association survey aims to deliver insights on not only infrastructural settings but also procedural specifics, applied technologies, ablation strategies, and procedural endpoints. Therefore, these findings might deliver a real-world scenario of VT management and potentially are of guidance for other centres.
Details
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | euae030 |
| Journal | Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Feb 2024 |
| Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
| PubMedCentral | PMC10872712 |
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| Scopus | 85185391032 |
Keywords
Keywords
- Advanced ablation, Guidelines, Medical therapy, Sudden cardiac death, VT ablation