VT Ablation

[Jason]

I am a 36 year old male, healthy until going into wide VT last September. The EP did full study and found easily inducible monmorphic VT, so I was implanted with an ICD. Four months after that was put on minmal Betapace therapy due to minimal number of shocks.

Two questions. First, my current cardiologist stated that because of the fast rate (240+) that I went into during VT and my infrequent episodes does not make me a candidate for ventricular ablation. Obviously, there are more risks with the VT ablation, but is it becoming more common and as successful as the AT ablation.

Second, my ejection fraction during the episode and followup through cath and echo was in the 45-55% range. Is there a way of maintaining a good EF to decrease likelihood of heart failure? Thank you.

[CCF CARDIO MD - DLB]

If the VT is very infrequent, then there is no pressing need to have an ablation done. However, cetain forms of VT, especially as found in young people such as yourself, are relatively easy to ablate, and if you have one of these varieties, ablation would make sense. A cardiac electrophysiologist would be able to make this determination.
Regular exercise is a good way of keeping your heart healthy and strong. Other potential risk factors for heart failure, such as high blood pressure, should be treated aggressively.

[Joyce Lindsay]

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