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Patient Selection for Epicardial Ablation-Part I: The Role of Epicardial Ablation in Various Cardiac Disease States. The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management Edward, J. A., Nguyen, D. T. 2019; 10 (11): 3897–3905

Abstract

Epicardial catheter ablation is most commonly performed following unsuccessful endocardial ablation. Given the frequency of epicardial substrates in certain cardiomyopathic disease states, however, a combined endocardial-epicardial approach should be considered as a primary treatment strategy. Although epicardial ablation is primarily deployed in patients with ventricular arrhythmias, the role of epicardial approaches in supraventricular tachycardias (eg, atrial fibrillation, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, and-rarely-accessory pathways) is growing, with continued advances being made.

View details for DOI 10.19102/icrm.2019.101104

View details for PubMedID 32477710