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ArticleJACC. Case reports2026

Pulse Field Ablation for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient With LVAD: Safety and Feasibility.

Gabriel Velez Oquendo, Shivani Mehta, Riaz Mahmood, Ugochukwu Egolum, Shalabh Chandra

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Gabriel Velez OquendoGraduate Medical Education, Internal Medicine Residency, Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia, USA. Electronic address: Gabriel.VelezOquendo@nghs.com.
Shivani MehtaNortheast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia, USA.
Riaz MahmoodNortheast Georgia Medical Center, Gainesville, Georgia, USA.
Ugochukwu EgolumGeorgia Heart Institute, Advanced Heart Failure, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Gainesville, Georgia, USA.
Shalabh ChandraGeorgia Heart Institute, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, Gainesville, Georgia, USA.

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Abstract

backgroundVentricular tachycardia (VT) increases mortality in advanced heart failure. Pulsed field ablation (PFA) can offer an alternative method for VT ablation. CASE SUMMARY: A 63-year-old man with advanced heart failure and left ventricular assist device (LVAD) presented with recurrent VT and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapies. After 2 previous radiofrequency VT ablations, his third VT ablation combined radiofrequency with PFA. DISCUSSION: PFA represents a promising alternative to thermal ablation techniques. In our case, PFA was performed safely in a patient with an LVAD, yet it also revealed certain limitations of the current technology. Although studies in atrial fibrillation have yielded encouraging results, using PFA for VT requires further investigation to confirm both safety and efficacy, particularly regarding adequate pulse delivery to produce transmural lesions in the ventricular myocardium. TAKE-HOME MESSAGES: PFA can be used for VT ablation in patients with LVADs. Further studies are required to elucidate its effectiveness and safety.

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advanced heart failureHeartMate 3left ventricular assist devicepulsed field ablationventricular tachycardia

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PMCPMC12905698

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