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Contemporary approach to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy

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Nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) comprises a heterogenous group of disorders with myocardial dysfunction unrelated to significant coronary disease. As the use of implantable defibrillators has increased in this patient population, catheter ablation is being utilized more frequently to treat NICM patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT). Progress has been made in identifying multiple subtypes of NICM with variable scar patterns. The distribution of scar is often mid-myocardial and subepicardial, and identifying and ablating this substrate can be challenging. Here, we will review the current understanding of NICM subtypes and the outcomes of VT ablation in this population. We will discuss the use of cardiac imaging, electrocardiography, and electroanatomic mapping to define the VT substrate and the ablation techniques required to successfully prevent VT recurrence.

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Kattel, S., Enriquez, A.D. Contemporary approach to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 66, 793–805 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-022-01363-1

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