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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.