Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A percentage of patients with scar-related ventricular tachycardia who underwent radiofrequency catheter ...

NEW ORLEANS – The Impella 5.0 and 5.5 left ventricular assist device failed to measure up on outcomes when used for high-risk patients undergoing ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation therapies, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Ablation soon after first implantable cardioverter defibrillator shock for ventricular tachycardia ...

Catheter ablation was not the first-line treatment for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) for most patients referred to a tertiary center, a study shows, with investigators suggesting the procedure is ...

CHICAGO -- For patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ischemic cardiomyopathy, going right to catheter ablation improved outcomes compared with trying antiarrhythmic drugs first, the VANISH2 ...

Ablation of supraventricular tachycardia in elderly persons presents a challenging problem to electrophysiologists. Friable cardiac structures, prone to catheter perforation, comorbid cardiovascular ...

We report the case of a 56-year-old man who had sudden palpitations, lightheadedness, chest pain, and dyspnea. Paramedics arrived within about 10 minutes after the onset of symptoms and found that the ...

Ventricular tachycardia arises from an abnormal electrical focus or circuit in the myocardium of the ventricle and is usually manifested as a tachyarrhythmia with a wide QRS complex on ...

Ablation, a procedure to treat abnormal electrical short circuits caused by a heart attack and is usually reserved for patients who do not improve with medication, may be a better first-line treatment ...

Ventricular tachycardia developing after the acute phase of a myocardial infarction (MI) carries with it a significant risk of recurrent ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, and sudden ...

In patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, an implanted cardioverter–defibrillator, and recurrent ventricular tachycardia despite the use of antiarrhythmic drugs, catheter ablation is more effective ...