Open surgical ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Utility and feasibility of contemporary mapping and ablation tools

Background: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) catheter ablation success may be limited when transcutaneous epicardial access is contraindicated. Surgical ablation (SurgAbl) is an option, but ablation guidance is limited without simultaneously acquired electrophysiological data. Objective: We describe our...

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Main Authors: Megan Kunkel, BS, Peter Rothstein, MD, Peter Sauer, Matthew M. Zipse, MD, Amneet Sandhu, MS, MD, Alexis Z. Tumolo, MD, Ryan T. Borne, MD, Ryan G. Aleong, MD, Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr., MD, David Fullerton, MD, Jay D. Pal, MD, PhD, Austin S. Davies, BS, Curtis Lane, BS, Duy T. Nguyen, MD, FHRS, William H. Sauer, MD, FHRS, Wendy S. Tzou, MD, FHRS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Heart Rhythm O2
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666501821000878