EP on EP Episode 73: PVC/NSVT Ablation in "Normal Hearts" with Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD (Part I)-PVC/NSVT Ablation in "Normal Hearts"

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In this video, Eric Vrstovsky interviews Pasquale Santanginelli from the University of Pennsylvania about ablation in patients with normal hearts. They discuss the definition of a normal heart and the challenges in identifying patients at higher risk for arrhythmias. Santanginelli explains that recent research has shown that patients with a ring-like scar pattern on MRI have a higher risk of malignant arrhythmias. They also discuss the criteria for ablation in patients with high PVC burden and normal LV function. Santanginelli emphasizes the need for caution in performing proactive ablation and suggests that ablation is the best treatment option for symptomatic patients. They also discuss Santanginelli's approach to ablation in the LV summit area, including the use of intracardiac echo and the appropriate power settings for lesion duration.

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with Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD

Keywords

ablation

normal hearts

arrhythmias

ring-like scar pattern

MRI