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- Title
Ventricular Tacyhcardia in A Patient with A Previous History of Endocarditis and Ankylosan Spondylitis: A Challenging Case.
- Authors
Koza, Yavuzer; Taş, Muhammed Hakan; Şimşek, Ziya; Gündoğdu, Fuat
- Abstract
Cardiac conduction defects are commonly observed in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, infective endocarditis, and aortic valve replacement. Each of these clinical situations can also present with ventricular tacyhcardia by different mechanisms. Here we report the case of a 53-year-old man with a medical history of untreated ankylosing spondylitis and aortic valve replacement who presented with ventricular tachycardia and underwent successful catheter ablation. Most ventricular tachycardia episodes were intermittent and drug resistant, which could have been caused by abnormal automaticity rather than re-entry.
- Subjects
AORTIC valve surgery; ENDOCARDITIS; ANKYLOSING spondylitis; CATHETER ablation; VENTRICULAR tachycardia; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2016, Vol 48, Issue 3, p222
- ISSN
1308-8734
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5152/eurasianjmed.2016.0277