Exclusion criteria |
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Age < 18 years; |
ICD not already implanted nor expected within 1 month; |
High probability of non-adherence to the follow-up requirements (due to social, psychological, or medical reasons); |
Inability to give written informed consent; |
Pregnancy (suspected or confirmed); |
Acute coronary syndrome or PCI in the previous 30 days |
Creatinine clearance < 15 ml/min (stage 5 CKD) (according to clinical history or out/in-patient tests performed upon enrollment) |
Severe chronic liver disease (Child–Pugh score C) (according to clinical history or out/in-patient tests performed upon enrollment) |
Heart surgery for valve disease in the previous 6 months or expected within 6 months |
Coronary artery bypass graft in the previous 3 months |
NYHA functional class IV heart failure or CCS functional class IV angina |
Previous VT ablation |
Systemic illness likely to limit survival to < 1 year |