Catheter Ablation of Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation Storm After Myocardial Infarction
Author(s) -
Yuki Komatsu,
Mélèze Hocini,
Akihiko Nogami,
Philippe Maury,
Petr Peichl,
Yuki Iwasaki,
Keita Masuda,
Arnaud Denis,
Quentin VoglimacciStephanopoli,
Dan Wichterle,
Mitsuharu Kawamura,
Seiji Fukamizu,
Yasuhiro Yokoyama,
Yasushi Mukai,
Tomoo Harada,
Kentaro Yoshida,
Ryobun Yasuoka,
Masayuki Igawa,
Koji Ohira,
Wataru Shimizu,
Kazutaka Aonuma,
Josef Kautzner,
Michel Haı̈ssaguerre,
Masaki Ieda
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.118.037997
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricular fibrillation , ventricular tachycardia , myocardial infarction , ejection fraction , catheter ablation , refractory (planetary science) , population , ablation , heart failure , physics , environmental health , astrobiology
Ventricular fibrillation (VF) storm after myocardial infarction (MI) is a life-threatening condition that necessitates multiple defibrillations. Catheter ablation is a potentially effective treatment strategy for VF storm refractory to optimal medical treatment. However, its impact on patient survival has not been verified in a large population.
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