title: [Catheter ablation for the treatment of electrical storm: methods and outcome].
abstract: Electrical storm imposes a negative effect on quality of life and increases patient mortality. Once antiarrhythmic drug therapy proves ineffective, catheter ablation becomes the therapy of choice. The preferred procedural endpoint following catheter ablation of ES is defined as lack of inducibility of any clinical or non-clinical ventricular arrhythmia. If successful, catheter ablation of ES can significantly lower patient mortality.
authors.affiliation: II. Medizinische Abteilung, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Lohmühlenstrasse 5, 20099, Hamburg, Deutschland, e.wissner@asklepios.com.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wißner
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reißmann
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*