Background-Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a significant therapeutic challenge in patients with myocarditis. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of VT in patients with myocarditis. Methods and Results-We enrolled 20 patients (15 men; age, 42 [28-52] years) with a history of biopsy- proven viral myocarditis and drug- refractory VT; 5 patients presented with electrical storm. The median left ventricular ejection fraction was 55% (45-60%). All patients underwent endocardial RFCA with an irrigated catheter, using contact electroanatomic mapping. Recurrence of sustained VT after endocardial RFCA was treated with additional epicardial RFCA. Endocardial RFCA was acutely successful in 14 patients (70%) while in the remaining 6 (30%) clinical VT was successfully ablated by epicardial RFCA. In 1 patient, hemodynamic instability required an intra- aortic balloon pump to complete RFCA. No major complication occurred during or after RFCA. Over a median follow- up time of 28 (11-48) months, 18 patients (90%) remained free of sustained VT; 2 patients (10%, both with baseline left ventricular ejection fraction ≤35%) died of acute heart failure unrelated to ventricular arrhythmias. Conclusions-In patients with myocarditis, RFCA of drug- refractory VT is feasible, safe, and effective. Epicardial RFCA should be considered as an important therapeutic option to increase success rate. (Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2012;5:492-498.) © 2012 American Heart Association, Inc.

Drug-refractory ventricular tachycardias after myocarditis: Endocardial and epicardial radiofrequency catheter ablation / Dello Russo, A.; Casella, M.; Pieroni, M.; Pelargonio, G.; Bartoletti, S.; Santangeli, P.; Zucchetti, M.; Innocenti, E.; Biase, L. D.; Carbucicchio, C.; Bellocci, F.; Fiorentini, C.; Natale, A.; Tondo, C.. - In: CIRCULATION. ARRHYTHMIA AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. - ISSN 1941-3149. - 5:3(2012), pp. 492-498. [10.1161/CIRCEP.111.965012]

Drug-refractory ventricular tachycardias after myocarditis: Endocardial and epicardial radiofrequency catheter ablation

Dello Russo A.;Casella M.;
2012-01-01

Abstract

Background-Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a significant therapeutic challenge in patients with myocarditis. This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of VT in patients with myocarditis. Methods and Results-We enrolled 20 patients (15 men; age, 42 [28-52] years) with a history of biopsy- proven viral myocarditis and drug- refractory VT; 5 patients presented with electrical storm. The median left ventricular ejection fraction was 55% (45-60%). All patients underwent endocardial RFCA with an irrigated catheter, using contact electroanatomic mapping. Recurrence of sustained VT after endocardial RFCA was treated with additional epicardial RFCA. Endocardial RFCA was acutely successful in 14 patients (70%) while in the remaining 6 (30%) clinical VT was successfully ablated by epicardial RFCA. In 1 patient, hemodynamic instability required an intra- aortic balloon pump to complete RFCA. No major complication occurred during or after RFCA. Over a median follow- up time of 28 (11-48) months, 18 patients (90%) remained free of sustained VT; 2 patients (10%, both with baseline left ventricular ejection fraction ≤35%) died of acute heart failure unrelated to ventricular arrhythmias. Conclusions-In patients with myocarditis, RFCA of drug- refractory VT is feasible, safe, and effective. Epicardial RFCA should be considered as an important therapeutic option to increase success rate. (Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2012;5:492-498.) © 2012 American Heart Association, Inc.
2012
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