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Exploring Potential New Treatment for Ventricular Tachycardia

DAIC

Cingolani, director of Cardiogenetics and Preclinical Research in the Department of Cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, is exploring new ways to help patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT), a recurring, abnormally fast and irregular heartbeat that starts in the lower chambers, or ventricles, of the heart.

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VANISH2: Catheter Ablation Viable First-Line Option for Ventricular Tachycardia

HCPLive

Initial catheter ablation achieved a lower risk of a composite primary endpoint event than anti-arrhythmic drug therapy in patients who survived a heart attack.

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Ablation Bests Drugs for Ventricular Tachycardia After Heart Attack

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- For patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ischemic cardiomyopathy, going right to catheter ablation improved outcomes compared with trying antiarrhythmic drugs first, the VANISH2 trial showed. Death or.

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Ablation or Antiarrhythmics for Ventricular Tachycardia?

CardiacWire

Late-breaking results from the VANISH2 trial presented at AHA 2024 showed that catheter ablation might be a better first-line treatment than antiarrhythmic drugs for ventricular tachycardia patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy. Over a median of 4.3 Over a median of 4.3