Table 2. Indication of epicardial ablation and procedure approach.
| Heart disease | Number | Previous failed endocardial ablation | Reasons for limited epicardial ablation | |
| BrS | 16 | 4 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| ARVC | 34 | 18 (52.9%) | 1 (2.9%) | Adjacent to RCA |
| Idiopathic | 13 | 12 (92.3%) | 2 (15.4%) | 1: No appropriate target by activation map |
| 1: Adjacent to LCA | ||||
| IDCM | 11 | 5 (45.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| ICM | 2 | 2 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Others | 4 | 1 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Total | 80 | 42 (52.5%) | 3 (3.8%) |
ARVC, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; BrS, Brugada syndrome; ICM, ischemic cardiomyopathy; IDCM, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy; LCA, left coronary artery; NICM, nonischemic cardiomyopathy; RCA, right coronary artery.