Incidence and Significance of Adhesions Encountered during Epicardial Mapping and Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients with no History of Prior Cardiac Surgery or Pericarditis

Pericardial adhesions can prevent epicardial access and restrict catheter movement during mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) . The incidence of adhesions in patients without prior cardiac surgery or clinically evident pericarditis is not known.

Source: Heart Rhythm - September 13, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Anthony Li, Eric Buch, Noel G. Boyle, Kalyanam Shivkumar, Jason S. Bradfield Source Type: research