Open AccessDoes the origin of ablated premature ventricular contractions determine the level of left ventricular function improvement?
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Wojdyła-Hordyńska,
Patrycja PruszkowskaSkrzep,
Philipp Sommer,
Gerhard Hindricks,
Piotr Feusette,
Marek Gierlotka,
Oskar Kowalski
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kardiologia polska
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1897-4279
pISSN - 0022-9032
DOI - 10.33963/kp.15246
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricle , interquartile range , ablation , ventricular outflow tract , catheter ablation , radiofrequency catheter ablation , odds ratio
Premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are associated with tachycardiomyopathy and high mortality rate. The treatment depends on the engaged ventricle. For PVCs originating from the right outflow tract (OT), radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is recommended (class IB‑R recommendation) in preference to pharmacotherapy. In those originating from the left ventricle, ablation is a class IIa B‑NR recommendation.