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Recently, Purkinje fibers have been identified as potential sources of VF initiation and maintenance.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aim<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study analyzes the feasibility and effectiveness of catheter ablation in patients with recurrent VF by specific Purkinje de-networking (PDN).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Consecutive patients with recurrent VF undergoing PDN were included in this observational study. The procedural endpoint was the non-inducibility of sustained ventricular arrhythmia. A three-dimensional -anatomical mapping was conducted, and the specific cardiac conduction system and Purkinje fibers were tagged. All detectable Purkinje signals were ablated in the left ventricle (LV). Additional right ventricular (RV) PDN was performed in case of VF inducibility after LV ablation. Follow-up was performed by patient visits at our outpatient clinic including device interrogation and by telephone interviews.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eight patients were included in the study. Six patients were females (75%); the median age during the procedure was 43 [37;57] years and the median body mass index was 24 [23;33] kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>. Four patients (50%) had known structural heart disease with two cases of ischemic cardiomyopathy and two cases of dilated cardiomyopathy. In four patients (50%), no underlying structural heart disease could be identified. The median LV ejection fraction was 42 \u00b1 16.4%. All patients had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) prior to ablation with documentation of recurrent VF. The median number of ICD shocks before the ablation was 5 [3;7]. LV PDN was performed in all patients. In two patients (25%), an additional RV PDN was performed. Non-inducibility of any ventricular arrhythmia was achieved in all patients after PDN. Two patients showed complete left bundle branch block post-ablation. The median follow-up duration was 264 [58;421] days. Two patients (25%) experienced ventricular arrhythmia recurrence with recurrent ICD-shock delivery. One patient died during follow-up with an unknown cause of death. Six patients (75%) experienced no arrhythmia recurrence during follow-up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Purkinje de-networking represents a novel treatment option for patients with recurrent VF without arrhythmia substrate or specific arrhythmia triggers with promising results in terms of efficiency and feasibility. 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