Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Structural Heart Disease Using Cooled Radiofrequency Energy Results of a Prospective Multicenter Study
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BACKGROUND Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) associated with structural heart disease is more difficult than ablation of idiopathic VT. The larger size of responsible reentrant circuits contributes to the difficulty in achieving an adequate ablation lesion with conventional techniques. Recently, cooling of the ablation electrode by saline irrigation has been shown to increase RF lesion size.
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