Catheter Ablation of Recurrent Scar‐Related Ventricular Tachycardia Using Electroanatomical Mapping and Irrigated Ablation Technology: Results of the Prospective Multicenter Euro‐VT‐Study

Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia. Introduction: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) late after myocardial infarction is an important contributor to morbidity and mortality. This prospective multicenter study assessed the efficacy and safety of electroanatomical mapping in combination with open‐saline irrigated ablation technology for ablation of chronic recurrent mappable and unmappable VT in remote myocardial infarction.

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