Cardiac radioablation of incessant ventricular tachycardia in patients with terminal heart failure under permanent left ventricular assist device therapy —description of two cases

ConclusioncRA might serve as a  last resort strategy for patients with terminal heart failure undergoing LVAD therapy and displaying incessant VT. Intermediate- and long-term outcomes of these seriously ill patients often remain poor; therefore, best supportive care strategies should also be evaluated as long as no clear benefic ial effects of cRA procedures can be shown. For patients treated with cRA under running ventricular rhythm abnormality, strategies for post-procedural generation of stabilized rhythm have to be established.
Source: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research