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Table 3 Study exclusion criteria

From: Ventricular tachycardia ablation guided or aided by scar characterization with cardiac magnetic resonance: rationale and design of VOYAGE study

Exclusion criteria

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