Complications and mortality after catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias: risk in VT ablation (RIVA) score.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) has proven to be an effective therapeutic option for secondary arrhythmia prophylaxis. We sought to assess the procedural efficacy, safety and in-hospital mortality of a large patient cohort with and without structural heart disease undergoing VA ablation.

Methods

A total of 1417 patients (804 patients with structural heart disease) undergoing 1792 endo- and epicardial procedures were analyzed. Multivariable risk factor analysis for occurrence of major complications and intrahospital mortality was obtained and a score to allow preprocedural risk assessment for patients undergoing VA ablation procedures was established.

Results

Major complication occurred in 4.4% of all procedures and significantly more often in pa

SUBMITTER: Mathew S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9054859 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature