title: Right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia as a result of blunt chest trauma.
abstract: Two patients presented with monomorphic ventricular tachycardia after blunt chest trauma. In both cases, the arrhythmia had a left bundle branch block, inferior axis morphology comparable to that seen with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia originating from the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). In one patient, the arrhythmia persisted and required catheter ablation. A history of cardiac trauma should be considered in patients presenting with RVOT tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mera
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Langberg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D018879:Ventricular Premature Complexes / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*