Why the study?
Does endomyocardial resection directed by mapping prevent recurrence of refractory ventricular tachycardia?
Does endomyocardial resection directed by mapping prevent recurrence of refractory ventricular tachycardia?
Endomyocardial resection directed by epicardial and endocardial mapping can successfully eliminate life-threatening recurrent ventricular tachycardia in patients refractory to medical therapy.
May support mapping-directed resection in refractory VT; hypothesis-generating and leaves open need for controlled trials.
This paper deals with a patient with recurrent ventricular tachycardia which was completely controlled with drugs following surgical resection of the arrhythmia focus. Details of epicardial and endocardial mappings are described.
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