Vincenzo Santinelli, Giuseppe Ciconte, Francesco Manguso, Luigi Anastasia, Emanuele Micaglio, Zarko Calovic, Gabriele Vicedomini, Beniamino Mazza, Mattia Vecchi, Valerio Mecarocci, Emanuela T Locati, Antonio Boccellino, Gabriele Negro, Antonio Napolano, Luigi Giannelli, Carlo Pappone
AIMS: This study aims to evaluate the prognostic impact of the arrhythmogenic substrate size in symptomatic Brugada Syndrome (BrS) as well as to validate the long-term safety and effectiveness of epicardial radiofrequency ablation (RFA) compared to No-RFA group. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this prospective investigational long-term registry study, 257 selected symptomatic BrS patients with ICD implantation were included. Among them, 206 patients underwent radiofrequency epicardial ablation (RFA) and were monitored for over 5 years post-ablation (RFA group) while 51 patients received only ICD implantation declining RFA...
January 22, 2024: Europace: European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology