Catheter ablation in the treatment of electrical storm: Integrative review

Background: The incidence of electrical storm (ES) has been increasing with the rise of the indicated uses of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). It is estimated that 20% of patients will evolve to have this complication. Ablative therapy stands out as the treatment for this condition wh...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Teixeira Leal, Gabriel Costa Monteiro, Antônio da Silva Menezes Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629217301109