Why the study?
Does elective mechanical circulatory support facilitate radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with ventricular tachycardia and hemodynamic compromise?
Does elective mechanical circulatory support facilitate radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with ventricular tachycardia and hemodynamic compromise?
Elective mechanical circulatory support with ECMO may facilitate radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia.
Hypothesis-generating for ECMO-assisted ablation in unstable VT; prospective trials needed before clinical adoption.
Introduction: Cases of ventricular tachycardia (TV) with hemodynamic compromise present a challenge in achieving non-inducibility by radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA). We report our experience of VT RFCA facilitated by elective mechanical circulatory support.
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