Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a left ventricular assist device

• Main Authors: Evrim Şimşek (Author), Emin Evren Özcan (Author), Emre Demir (Author), Pelin Öztürk (Author), Sanem Nalbantgil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a bridge to heart transplantation (HTx) or as a destination therapy in patients with a contraindication for HTx is increasing. However, nearly half of the patients with LVAD support experience a ventricular arrhythmia (VA) in the first year. The...