Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease using cooled radiofrequency energy - Results of a prospective multicenter study

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Calkins, H
Epstein, A
Packer, D
Arria, AM
Hummel, J
Gilligan, DM
Trusso, J
Carlson, M
Luceri, R
Kopelman, H
Wilber, D
Wharton, JM
Stevenson, W
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[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
[2] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA
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10.1016/S0735-1097(00)00615-X
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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OBJECTIVES The purpose of this multicenter study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation system with internal saline irrigation. BACKGROUND Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) associated with structural heart disease is more difficult than ablation of idiopathic VT. The larger size of responsible reentrant circuits contributes to the difficulty in achieving an adequate ablation lesion with conventional techniques. Recently, cooling of the ablation electrode by saline irrigation has been shown to increase RF lesion size. METHODS The patient population included 146 patients who participated in the Cooled RF Ablation System clinical trial and underwent an attempt at ablation of VT occurring in the presence of structural heart disease. The duration of follow-up was 243 +/- 153 days. RESULTS Catheter ablation was acutely successful, as defined by elimination of all mappable VTs, in 106 patients (75%). In 59 patients (41%), no VT of any type was inducible after ablation. Twelve patients (8%) experienced a major complication. lifter catheter ablation, 66 patients (46%) developed one or more episodes of a sustained ventricular arrhythmia. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study demonstrate that catheter ablation of all mappable forms of sustained VT can be performed with high initial success and a moderate incidence of major complications (8%). (J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:1905-14) (C) 2000 by the American College of Cardiology.
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