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Background Catheter ablation is of growing importance in patients with an ischemic cardiomyopathy and recurrent episodes of ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Most ablation strategies in these patients are based on the detection of areas of scar and border zones to normal myocardium. However, the mapping criteria for identifying these areas have not been validated sufficiently so far. Therefore, we have...