Endocardial excision: a new surgical technique for the treatment of recurrent ventricular tachycardia.

Twelve patients with medically refractory ventricular tachycardia secondary to ischemic heart disease underwent surgery for cure of their arrhythmia. Preoperatively, the tachycardia could be reproducibly initiated and terminated in each patient by programmed stimulation. In all instances, intraopera... View More