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ArticleEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2024

Management of ventricular tachycardias: insights on centre settings, procedural workflow, endpoints, and implementation of guidelines-results from an EHRA survey.

Arian Sultan, Piotr Futyma, Andreas Metzner, Ante Anic, Sergio Richter, Laurent Roten, Patrick Badertscher, Giulio Conte, Julian K R Chun

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Article in 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, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06769451 (Radiosurgery With proTOns for the Treatment of VEntricular maLignant Tachyarrhytmias), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06769451 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Radiosurgery With proTOns for the Treatment of VEntricular maLignant Tachyarrhytmias (TOVEL Study)

TypeinterventionalSponsorAzienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata del TrentinoRan2025 to 2030Enrolled21ConditionsVentricular Arrhythmia, Ventricular Tachycardia (V-Tach)ArmsStereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation (STAR) with Proton Therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Ventricular pulsed field ablation from bench to bedside: preclinical and clinical evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.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 · 2026
    Pooled it
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  3. Impact of preventive substrate catheter ablation on implantable cardioverter-defibrillator interventions in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and infarct-related coronary chronic total occlusion.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 · 2024
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  7. Excellent interobserver agreement and steep learning curve for target volume delineation for stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation using a commercial software.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 · 2025
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  9. Characterization of ventricular tachycardia ablation in end-stage heart failure patients with left ventricular assist device (CHANNELED registry).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 · 2025
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  10. Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of refractory ventricular arrhythmias: results from a multicentre network.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 · 2024
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  11. Safety and efficacy of same-day discharge for premature ventricular complex ablations.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 · 2024
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  13. Acute post-procedural inducibility is a poor predictor of clinical outcomes in high-risk patients (PAINESD > 17) undergoing scar-related ventricular tachycardia ablation.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 · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Arian SultanDepartment of Electrophysiology, Heart Centre University Hospital Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1807-4860
Piotr FutymaSt. Joseph's Heart Rhythm Centre, Rzeszów, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0219-7612
Andreas MetznerDepartment of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Centre Hamburg, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6818-6396
Ante AnicDepartment for Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Split, Spilt, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6864-3999
Sergio RichterDivision of Electrophysiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7128-6411
Laurent RotenInselspital-Bern University Hospital, Department of Electrophysiology University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0827-1329
Patrick BadertscherInselspital-Bern University Hospital, Department of Electrophysiology University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-9751-0557
Giulio ConteDivision of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino (CCT), Lugano, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2248-3456
Julian K R ChunCardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-2355-6015
University of Bern · CHAgaplesion Bethanien Krankenhaus · DEEpatocentro Ticino · CHTechnische Universität Dresden · DEUniversität Hamburg · DEUniversity Hospital Cologne · DEUniversity of Rzeszów · PLUniversity of Split · HR

Funding

EHRA Scientific Committee and the European Society of Cardiology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ventricular tachycardia (VT), and its occurrence, is still one of the main reasons for sudden cardiac death and, therefore, for increased mortality and morbidity foremost in patients with structural heart [Kahle A-K, Jungen C, Alken F-A, Scherschel K, Willems S, Pürerfellner H et al. Management of ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: contemporary armamentarium. Europace 2022;24:538-51]. Catheter ablation has become a safe and effective treatment option in patients with recurrent VT [Cronin EM, Bogun FM, Maury P, Peichl P, Chen M, Namboodiri N et al. 2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus statement on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm 2020;17:e2-154]. Previous and current guidelines provide guidance on indication for VT ablation and risk assessment and evaluation of underlying disease. However, no uniform recommendation is provided regarding procedural strategies, timing of ablation, and centre setting. Therefore, these specifics seem to differ largely, and recent data are sparse. This physician-based European Heart Rhythm Association survey aims to deliver insights on not only infrastructural settings but also procedural specifics, applied technologies, ablation strategies, and procedural endpoints. Therefore, these findings might deliver a real-world scenario of VT management and potentially are of guidance for other centres.

Indexed as

Catheter AblationMyocardial IschemiaTachycardia, VentricularArrhythmias, CardiacHumansTreatment OutcomeWorkflowAdvanced ablationGuidelinesMedical therapySudden cardiac deathVT ablation

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PMID38363995
PMCPMC10872712
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