Role of catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia associated with structural heart disease

Table 1 Diseases frequently associated with sustained ventricular tachycardia

Ischemic heart disease

Dilated cardiomyopathy

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

Hypertensive heart disease

Congenital heart disease (with or without prior surgical correction)

Noncompaction of ventricular myocardium

Sarcoidosis

Systemic sclerosis

Chagas disease

Myotonic dystrophy type I

Table 2 Common complications related to catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia

Peripheral vascular injuries

Thromboembolic events

Pericardial effusion

Cardiac perforation and tamponade

Injuries to valve and subvalvular apparatus

Atrioventricular or bundle branch block

Injuries to coronary arteries and myocardial ischemia

New onset ventricular arrhythmias

Cardiogenic shock

Death