Epicardial ablation for ventricular tachycardia requires high competence in procedural aspects and complication management, limiting its diffusion to high-volume centers.
Epicardial ablation is a necessary tool for treating certain ventricular tachycardias, requiring high competence in high-volume centers to manage procedural aspects and complications.
Epicardial ablation has lately become a necessary tool to approach some ventricular tachycardias in different types of cardiomyopathy. Its diffusion is now limited to a few high volume centers not because of the difficulty of the pericardial puncture but since it requires high competence not only in the VT ablation field but also in knowing and recognizing the possible complications each of which require a careful treatment.This article will review the state of the art of epicardial ablation with special attention to the procedural aspects and to the possible selection criteria of the patients.
Maccabelli et al. (Thu,) conducted a review in Ventricular tachycardia in cardiomyopathy. Epicardial ablation was evaluated. Epicardial ablation for ventricular tachycardia requires high competence in procedural aspects and complication management, limiting its diffusion to high-volume centers.