Electrical Substrate Ablation for Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation: Results of the AVATAR Study

Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2021 Mar;14(3):e008868. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.008868. Epub 2021 Feb 7.

Abstract

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Keywords: cardiomyopathies; catheter ablation; follow-up studies; rotation; ventricular fibrillation.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Action Potentials
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
  • California
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Catheter Ablation* / adverse effects
  • Catheter Ablation* / mortality
  • Defibrillators, Implantable
  • Electric Countershock / instrumentation
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
  • Female
  • Heart Rate* / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prospective Studies
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / mortality
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Ventricular Fibrillation / surgery*
  • Ventricular Premature Complexes / diagnosis
  • Ventricular Premature Complexes / mortality
  • Ventricular Premature Complexes / physiopathology
  • Ventricular Premature Complexes / surgery*

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents