Background: Ventricular tachycardia clustering (VTc) is associated with a worse clinical outcome in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NI-DCM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD); however, its role after catheter ablation (CA) has still not been investigated. Aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of VTc after CA.
Methods: 96 consecutive patients (59 ± 13 years, 82% males) with NI-DCM underwent CA for drug-refractory VT.
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December 2018
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December 2018
Background: Epicardial left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation may be an alternative to oral anticoagulation management and to endocardial LAA closure devices. We report long-term results after LAA ligation with the second-generation LARIAT device.
Methods: Retrospective study was performed on patients who underwent LAA ligation at our center.
Background: The second-generation cryoballoon (CB2) provides effective and durable pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) associated with encouraging clinical outcome data. The novel third-generation cryoballoon (CB3) incorporates a 40 % shorter distal tip. This design change may translate into an increased rate of PVI real-time signal recording, facilitating an individualized ablation strategy using the time to effect (TTE).
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