Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation vs. Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Among patients with an ischemic cardiomyopathy and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), catheter ablation was more effective than escalated antiarrhythmic drug therapy in reducing the rate of death at any time or ventricular tachycardia storm or ICD shocks after a 30-day blanking period.