A patient with history of dilated cardiomyopathy, a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator, and endocardial ablation presented for refractory ventricular tachycardia 3 years after implantation of a Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device (Jarvik Heart, Inc., New York, New York). Open-chest epicardial ablation safely and effectively terminated the arrhythmia, without ventricular tachycardia recurrence at 9-month follow-up and in the absence of complications during the hospital stay. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).
Successful Open Chest Epicardial Ablation for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in an LVAD Recipient / Corona, Silvia; Naliato, Moreno; Tondo, Claudio; Casella, Michela; Apostolo, Anna; Agostoni, Piergiuseppe; Salvi, Luca; Alamanni, Francesco. - In: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0735-1097. - 3:7(2021), pp. 1055-1060. [10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.007]
Successful Open Chest Epicardial Ablation for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in an LVAD Recipient
Casella, Michela;
2021-01-01
Abstract
A patient with history of dilated cardiomyopathy, a cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator, and endocardial ablation presented for refractory ventricular tachycardia 3 years after implantation of a Jarvik 2000 left ventricular assist device (Jarvik Heart, Inc., New York, New York). Open-chest epicardial ablation safely and effectively terminated the arrhythmia, without ventricular tachycardia recurrence at 9-month follow-up and in the absence of complications during the hospital stay. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
