Chemical Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Using Coronary Arterial and Venous Systems

Thomas Flautt, Miguel Valderrábano

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Abstract

Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is the first-line therapy for treatment of drug refractory ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), however, creating a safe, transmural lesion can be difficult. Ethanol in the arterial system has been used as an adjunctive therapy to RFCA since 1986, but with limited use due to technical and efficacy limitations. Venous ethanol is emerging as powerful alternative.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)743-756
Number of pages14
JournalCardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
Volume14
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Ethanol
  • Radiofrequency catheter ablation
  • Transcoronary ethanol ablation
  • Ventricular arrhythmia
  • Ventricular tachycardia
  • VT ablation
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular
  • Coronary Vessels/surgery
  • Humans
  • Ethanol/therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Catheter Ablation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Physiology (medical)

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