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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 23.
Published in final edited form as: Heart Rhythm. 2019 May 10;17(1):e155–e205. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.03.014

Recommendations for catheter ablation of VT in nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM)

COR LOE Recommendations References

I B-NR 1. In patients with NICM and recurrent sustained monomorphic VT for whom antiarrhythmic medications are ineffective, contraindicated, or not tolerated, catheter ablation is useful for reducing recurrent VT and ICD shocks. S4.5.1S4.5.6
I B-NR 2. In patients with NICM and electrical storm refractory to AAD therapy, catheter ablation is useful for reducing recurrent VT and ICD shocks. S4.5.7S4.5.9
IIa B-NR 3. In patients with NICM, epicardial catheter ablation of VT can be useful after failure of endocardial ablation or as the initial ablation approach when there is a suspicion of an epicardial substrate or circuit. S4.5.4,S4.5.10S4.5.13
IIa B-NR 4. In patients with cardiac sarcoidosis and recurrent VT despite medical therapy, catheter ablation can be useful to reduce the risk of VT recurrence and ICD shocks. S4.5.14S4.5.18
IIa C-EO 5. In patients with NICM and recurrent sustained monomorphic VT for whom antiarrhythmic medications are not desired, catheter ablation can be useful for reducing recurrent VT and ICD shocks.
IIb B-NR 6. In patients with NICM related to lamin A/C (LMNA) mutations and recurrent VT, catheter ablation may be considered as a palliative strategy for short-term arrhythmia control. S4.5.19