Linear Ablation Lesions for Control of Unmappable Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

E. Marchlinski, Francis; J. Callans, David; D. Gottlieb, Charles; Zado, Erica

doi:10.1161/01.cir.101.11.1288

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Linear Ablation Lesions for Control of Unmappable Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

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Authors:

Francis E. Marchlinski

David J. Callans

Charles D. Gottlieb

Abstract

Background —Conventional activation mapping is difficult without inducible, stable ventricular tachycardia (VT). Methods and Results —We evaluated 16 patients with drug refractory, unimorphic, unmappable VT. Nine patients had ischemic and 7 had nonischemic cardiomyopathy. All patients had implantabl...

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