Venoarterial ECMO-supported endocardial VT ablation in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: a case series
E Cristiano, E Celentano, B Ignatiuk, M Renda, A D'amico, E Bia, R Rainone, R Lorusso, N M S De Groot, S Schena, M Parrinello, G Albano, L Giroletti, A Graniero, A Agnino · 2026
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Description
E Cristiano and co-authors report, in a 2026 case series, ablation for dangerous ventricular rhythms in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy performed with ECMO support running from the start. These patients risk sudden heart collapse when the rhythm is provoked for mapping, which limits what doctors can safely map. A heart-lung machine on standby support can keep blood flowing during the storm.
Ten men at one centre, all at high predicted risk, had the rhythm induced and mapped inside the heart while supported. Ablation ended the target rhythm, and the support machine came out at the end of every procedure. Nine of the ten stayed free of rhythm recurrence at twelve months. No collapse and no support-related complications occurred within thirty days.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | E Cristiano, E Celentano, B Ignatiuk, M Renda, A D'amico, E Bia, R Rainone, R Lorusso, N M S De Groot, S Schena, M Parrinello, G Albano, L Giroletti, A Graniero, A Agnino |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |