title: Two cases of ventricular parasystole associated with ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: In two patients, ventricular parasystole (VP) was associated with ventricular tachycardia (VT), and in one patient, catheter ablation was successful. In patient 1, with dilated cardiomyopathy, VP led to VT, which converted to ventricular fibrillation. In patient 2, VP led to symptomatic nonsustained polymorphic VT. The origin of parasystolic focus was determined by endocardial mapping, and a radiofrequency current was delivered to patient 2. Both VP and VT disappeared immediately, and no recurrence has been observed during a follow-up of 8 months. Catheter ablation to the parasystolic focus was effective and a relationship between VP and VT was strongly suggested.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Niigata University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aizawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Washizuka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitazawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Naitoh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shibata
mesh_terms: D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017574:Parasystole / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*