Journal article
Catheter Ablation or Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Ventricular Tachycardia
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with ventricular tachycardia and ischemic cardiomyopathy are at high risk for adverse outcomes. Catheter ablation is commonly used when antiarrhythmic drugs do not suppress ventricular tachycardia. Whether catheter ablation is more effective than antiarrhythmic drugs as a first-line therapy in patients with ventricular tachycardia is uncertain.
METHODS: In an international trial, we randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio patients …
Authors
Sapp JL; Tang ASL; Parkash R; Stevenson WG; Healey JS; Gula LJ; Nair GM; Essebag V; Rivard L; Roux J-F
Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 392, No. 8, pp. 737–747
Publisher
Massachusetts Medical Society
Publication Date
February 20, 2025
DOI
10.1056/nejmoa2409501
ISSN
0028-4793