Ablation, a procedure to treat abnormal electrical short circuits caused by a heart attack and is usually reserved for patients who do not improve with medication, may be a better first-line treatment for heart attack survivors experiencing dangerous rapid heartbeat episodes, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Heart...
American Heart AssociationNov 18 2024 Ablation, a procedure to treat abnormal electrical short circuits caused by a heart attack and is usually reserved for patients who do not improve with medication, may be a better first-line treatment for heart attack survivors experiencing dangerous rapid heartbeat episodes, according to late-breaking science presented today at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2024. The meeting, Nov.
John Sapp, M.D., lead author, professor of medicine and assistant dean of clinical research at Dalhousie University, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada The usual first treatment to prevent dangerous episodes of ventricular tachycardia is anti-arrhythmia medications. However, these medications may have serious long-term side effects, such as worsening of the abnormal heart rhythm or potentially damaging other organs. When medication has been unsuccessful in reducing VT episodes, the second line of treatment has been ablation.
Participants were followed for at least two years after ablation or while taking the assigned medications . Researchers tracked death, appropriate ICD shocks, three or more VT events within 24 hours, and sustained VT that was not treated by the ICD but treated urgently in a hospital.
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