title: Radiofrequency catheter ablation of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia in young adults.
abstract: We performed radiofrequency catheter ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia arising from the left ventricle, in two 15-year-old patients. Activation mapping during induced tachycardia revealed an origin from the mid-septal region of the left ventricle in both patients. Local activation times and pacemapping were used to select the target site for successful ablation. At follow-up, both patients are without symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, Netherlands.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sreeram
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Smeets
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Wellens
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011846:Radio Waves; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*