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01-09-2014 | Congestive Heart Failure (J Lindenfeld, Section Editor)

Catheter Ablation for Premature Ventricular Contractions and Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Heart Failure

Authors: Saurabh Kumar, William G. Stevenson, Roy M. John

Published in: Current Cardiology Reports | Issue 9/2014

Abstract

Ventricular arrhythmias (VA) are a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). Implantable cardioverter defibrillators are effective in reducing mortality, but do not prevent arrhythmia recurrence. There is increasing recognition that frequent premature ventricular contractions or repetitive ventricular tachycardia may also lead to new onset ventricular dysfunction or deterioration of ventricular function in patients with pre-existing HF. Suppression of the arrhythmia may lead to recovery of ventricular function. Catheter ablation has emerged as a safe and effective treatment option for reducing arrhythmia recurrence and for suppression of PVCs but its efficacy is governed by the nature of the arrhythmias, the underlying HF substrate and the accessibility of the arrhythmia substrates to ablation.

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Title: Catheter Ablation for Premature Ventricular Contractions and Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with Heart Failure
Authors: Saurabh Kumar
William G. Stevenson
Roy M. John
Publication date: 01-09-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Current Cardiology Reports / Issue 9/2014
Print ISSN: 1523-3782
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3170
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-014-0522-3

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