Early ablation may lessen need for ICD shocks. The procedure could reduce the discomfort caused by implanted cardioverter defibrillators in some heart attack patients.
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018780:Body Surface Potential Mapping; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013318:Stroke Volume; D013997:Time Factors