title: [Radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy].
abstract: The incidence of drug refractory ventricular tachycardia recurrences in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy can be significantly reduced by radiofrequency catheter ablation. The recent introduction of three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping systems improved the success rate and extended the indication to patients with unstable and/or multiple ventricular tachycardias. The present article summarizes the indications, the mapping techniques and the most recent results of catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardias in the setting of dilated cardiomyopathy.
authors.affiliation: U.S. di Elettrofisiologia ed Elettrostimolazione, Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rordorf
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vicentini
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Savastano
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gandolfi
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Landolina
mesh_terms: D018780:Body Surface Potential Mapping; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011788:Quality of Life; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome