Electrical isolation of a substrate after myocardial infarction: a novel ablation strategy for unmappable ventricular tachycardias--feasibility and clinical outcome
Open Access
- 26 February 2014
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in EP Europace
- Vol. 16 (7), 1040-1052
- https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut419
Abstract
Catheter ablation can abolish clinical ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients after myocardial infarction (MI). However, VT frequently recurs after ablation. The best ablation strategy is still unknown, particularly in patients with unmappable VTs. We hypothesized that isolation of the arrhythmogenic substrate would be a feasible and effective ablation strategy for the treatment of ischaemic VT. Twelve patients (54 ± 8 years, left ventricular ejection fraction, LVEF 32 ± 13%) underwent catheter ablation for sustained VT (anterior MI = 10, inferior MI = 2). All patients had recurrent defibrillator shocks, including electrical storms in seven patients, despite anti-arrhythmic drugs. During electrophysiological study, 3 ± 2 VTs were induced. Three-dimensional mapping of the left ventricle revealed a low-voltage (2. Isolation of the entire low-voltage area was attempted with a circumferential line along the low-voltage area border-zone. Substrate isolation was successfully achieved in 6 of 12 (50%) patients. Focal discharge within the isolated area was demonstrated in three of six (50%) patients. During a median follow-up of 479 [297; 781] days, 8 of 12 patients (66.7%) remained free of VT recurrence after a single procedure. In five of the six patients (83.3%) with successful substrate isolation, there were no VT recurrences when compared with three of the six patients (50%) with no substrate isolation. Electrical isolation of the entire substrate is feasible and appears to be an effective treatment in patients with late VT after MI.Keywords
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