title: Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Fibrillation in Structurally Normal Hearts Targeting the RVOT and Purkinje Ectopy.
abstract: Catheter ablation for ventricular fibrillation in structurally normal hearts is in its infancy. Recently, catheter ablation of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation as well as ventricular fibrillation associated with the long QT and Brugada syndromes has been described. This review article is a summary of our current understanding of the technique and results of catheter ablation of ventricular fibrillation in structurally normal hearts.
authors.affiliation: Haut-Lévêque Hospital, Bordeaux-Pessac, France.
authors.forename: Rukshen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weerasooriya
authors.forename: Li-Fern
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Scavée
authors.forename: Prashanthan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanders
authors.forename: Mélèze
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hocini
authors.forename: Jose A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Cabrera
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horlitz
authors.forename: Philipp
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schley
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guelker
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaïs
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haïssaguerre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018780:Body Surface Potential Mapping; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011690:Purkinje Fibers / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013577:Syndrome; D013997:Time Factors; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000503:physiopathology; D018879:Ventricular Premature Complexes / Q000503:physiopathology