ReviewKorean circulation journal2018
Epicardial Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia: a Review.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Novel Predictive Score to Identify the Necessity for Epicardial Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: EPI-VT-Score.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2025Article
- Impact of Breathing and Anatomical Constraints on Subxiphoid Epicardial Puncture: Insights From a Japanese Cohort.Journal of arrhythmia · 2025Article
- Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Mapping of the Human Epicardium.Journal of biophotonics · 2025Article
- Use of three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping for epicardial access: needle tracking, electrographic characteristics, and clinical application.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024Article
- The effects of pneumopericardium during epicardial catheter ablation after dry pericardiocentesis on patients with ventricular arrhythmia.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2023Article
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- Epicardial Radiofrequency Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia: Old Techniques, New Risks?JACC. Case reports · 2022Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
For over 3 decades, it has been known that reentry circuits for ventricular tachycardia (VT) are not limited to the subendocardial myocardium. Rather, intramural or subepicardial substrates may also give rise to VT, particularly in those with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. Percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation has been successfully introduced for the treatment of such subepicardial VT. Herein, we review the indications for epicardial ablation and the identification of epicardial VT by electrocardiographic and imaging modalities. We also discuss the optimal technique for epicardial access and the implications of epicardial fat which has the potential to mimic scar, decreasing the specificity of electrogram morphology and impeding energy delivery to the tissue. Finally, we also report on possible complications of the procedure and strategies to mitigate adverse events.
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