Freedom from recurrent ventricular tachycardia after catheter ablation is associated with improved survival in patients with structural heart disease: An International VT Ablation Center Collaborative Group study

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
5959611	Heart Rhythm	2007	11 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Catheter ablation of VT in patients with structural heart disease results in 70% freedom from VT recurrence, with an overall transplant and/or mortality rate of 15% at 1 year. Freedom from VT recurrence is associated with improved transplant-free survival, independent of heart failure severity.

Keywords

Crt ICM Cardiac resynchronization therapy ICD hazard ratio ischemic cardiomyopathy Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator ejection fraction

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Freedom from recurrent ventricular tachycardia after catheter ablation is associated with improved survival in patients with structural heart disease: An International VT Ablation Center Collaborative Group study

Authors

Roderick MD, FHRS, Marmar MD, MS, FHRS, David S. MD, FHRS, Pasquale MD, PhD, Luigi MD, PhD, FHRS, Koichi MD, PhD, Ricky MD, Sitaram MS, Chi-Hong PhD, Eue-Keun MD, PhD, Shaan MD, Mehul MD, Nilesh MD, Shiro MD, PhD, Wendy S. MD, FHRS, William H. MD, FHRS,