Catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Reddy R, Howard J, Ahmad Y, Shun-Shin M, Simader F, Miyazawa A, Saleh K, Samways J, Keene D, Linton N, Francis D, Whinnett Z, Luther V, Kanagaratnam P, Arnold A. Catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: ehad655.392. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad655.392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndividual patient dataReconstructed individual patient dataPrior myocardial infarctionCatheter ablationMedical therapyMyocardial infarctionCause mortalityVT recurrenceDefibrillator shocksVentricular tachycardiaPatient dataCox proportional hazards regression modelPost-infarct ventricular tachycardiaPre-specified primary endpointPre-specified secondary endpointsVentricular tachycardia catheter ablationProportional hazards regression modelsResults Eight trialsProportion of patientsKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsCause hospitalisationPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsPrognostic impact