catheter ablation before ICD versus no ablation | |||
VTACH, 2009 NCT00919373 | catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia (VT) plus implantable cardioverter defibrillator versus implantable cardioverter defibrillator alone | Patients undergoing implantation of an ICD Patients undergoing implantation of an ICD | open Follow-up duration: 27 mo Europe |
SMASH-VT, 2007 ISRCTN62488166 | defibrillator implantation with adjunctive catheter ablation versus defibrillator implantation alone | patients with a history of a myocardial infarction undergoing defibrillator implantation for spontaneous ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation | open Follow-up duration: 22.5 mo |