Table 3.
Detailed procedure characteristics
| Case no. | Cardiomyopathy | Procedure | Maximum energy (W) | Unipolar ablation in same procedure | Coronary angiography conducted | Position catheter 1 | Size (mm) | Position catheter 2 | Size (mm) | Target region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Post myocarditis | VT | 45 | No | Yes | Anteroseptal left | 3.5 | Epicardial | 4 | IVS |
| 2 | Post myocarditis | VT | 50 | No | No | Septal LV | 3.5 | Septal RV | 4 | IVS |
| 3 | Post myocarditis | VT | 42 | No | No | Septal LV | 3.5 | Septal RV | 3.5 | IVS |
| 4 | Post myocarditis | VT | 45 | No | Yes | Septal LV | 3.5 | Epicardial LV | 3.5 | Septal LV |
| 5 | DCM | VT | 35 | Yes | No | Septal LV | 3.5 | Septal RV | 4 | IVS |
| 6 | DCM | VT | 40 | Yes | No | RVOT | 3.5 | CS | 4 | RVOT |
| 7 | DCM | VT | 50 | Yes | No | Septal LV | 3.5 | Septal RV | 3.5 | IVS |
| 8 | DCM | VT | 50 | Yes | No | Septal LV | 3.5 | Septal RV | 3.5 | IVS |
| 9 | DCM | PVC | 36 | Yes | No | LV antero-basal | 3.5 | CS | 3.5 | Anterobasal LV |
| 10 | DCM | PVC | 36 | Yes | Yes | LVOT | 3.5 | RVOT | 3.5 | LCC/RVOT |
| 11 | DCM | PVC | 29 | Yes | Yes | RVOT | 3.5 | CS | 4 | RVOT |
| 12 | ICM | VT | 45 | Yes | No | Septal LV | 3.5 | Septal RV | 4 | IVS |
| 13 | ICM | VT | 30 | No | Yes | Posterior wall LV epicardial | 3.5 | LV posterior wall | 3.5 | LV posterior wall |
| 14 | Idiopathic | VT | 41 | Yes | No | Septal LV | 4 | Septal RV | 3.5 | IVS |
| 15 | Idiopathic | PVC | 30 | No | No | RVOT | 3.5 | CS | 3.5 | RVOT |
| 16 | Idiopathic | VT | 24 | No | No | LVOT | 3.5 | CS | 3.5 | LVOT |
| 17 | Idiopathic | PVC | 50 | Yes | Yes | RVOT | 3.5 | CS | 3.5 | RVOT/CS |
| 18 | Idiopathic | PVC | 50 | Yes | Yes | AMC | 3.5 | CS | 3.5 | AMC |
| 19 | Idiopathic | VT | 40 | Yes | Yes | AMC | 3.5 | CS | 3.5 | AMC |
| 20 | Idiopathic | PVC | 25 | No | No | LVOT | 3.5 | CS/GCV | 3.5 | LVOT/CS |
| 21 | Idiopathic | PVC | 30 | Yes | Yes | LVOT | 3.5 | Pulmonary cusp | 3.5 | LVOT |
| 22 | Idiopathic | PVC | 20 | Yes | Yes | RVOT/LVOT | 3.5 | CS/GCV | 3.5 | RVOT |
| 23 | Idiopathic | PVC | 35 | Yes | Yes | LVOT | 3.5 | CS | 3.5 | LVOT |
| 24 | Idiopathic | PVC | 32 | No | Yes | RVOT | 3.5 | CS | 3.5 | RVOT |
| 25 | Idiopathic | PVC | 30 | No | No | Septal LV | 3.5 | CS/GCV | 3.5 | Septal LV |
| 26 | Sarcoidosis | VT | 35 | Yes | No | Epicardial left | 3.5 | Septal left | 3.5 | Septal LV |
B-RFA, bipolar radiofrequency ablation; CS, coronary sinus; DCM, dilatative cardiomyopathy; GCV, great cardiac vein; ICM, ischaemic cardiomyopathy; IVS, interventricular septum; LCC, left coronary cusp; LV, left ventricle; LVOT, left ventricular outflow tract; MVA, mitral valve annulus; RF, radiofrequency energy; RVOT, right ventricular outflow tract.