We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Ablation of Left Ventricular Tachycardia via Transeptal Approach and Crossing of a Mechanical Mitral Valve Prosthesis.
- Authors
HERWEG, BENGT; ILERCIL, ARZU; SHEFFIELD, CEDRIC D.; CALDEIRA, CHRISTIANO C.; RINDE‐HOFFMAN, DEBBIE; BAROLD, S. SERGE
- Abstract
This report describes the clinical course of a patient with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) who underwent successful left ventricular (LV) mapping and ablation complicated by the presence of a bioprosthetic aortic and a mechanical mitral valve . LV catheterization was achieved by crossing the mechanical valve. The patient remained hemodynamically stable during the procedure most likely as a result of LVAD support. There were no complications. A recurrence of monomorphic VT 2 months later required a second VT ablation procedure using the same transseptal-transmitral approach. The patient has since been free of implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks for 2 months since the second procedure. (PACE 2010; 900–903)
- Subjects
VENTRICULAR tachycardia; ABLATION techniques; MITRAL valve; PROSTHETIC heart valves; CARDIAC catheterization; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology, 2010, Vol 33, Issue 7, p900
- ISSN
0147-8389
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02678.x