Patients treated with catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia after an ICD shock have lower long-term rates of death and heart failure hospitalization than do patients treated with medical management only.
Bunch TJ, Weiss JP, Crandall BG, Day JD, May HT, Bair TL, Osborn JS, Mallender C, Fischer A, Brunner KJ, Mahapatra S. Patients treated with catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia after an ICD shock have lower long-term rates of death and heart failure hospitalization than do patients treated with medical management only. Heart Rhythm. 2014 Apr; 11(4):533-40.