title: Catheter ablation of recipient right ventricular tachycardia after heterotopic heart transplantation.
abstract: Ventricular tachycardia after heart transplantation. A case is reported of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in a 62-year-old male after heterotopic heart transplantation, who occasionally had attacks of palpitation. Surface electrocardiogram suggested VT arising from the recipient heart. Intracardiac electrograms and entrainment mapping confirmed macroreentrant VT located in the recipient right ventricle. Radiofrequency ablation using an electroanatomical mapping system (CARTO, Biosense Webster, Diamond Bar, CA, USA) successfully eliminated VT.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco, Monaco.
authors.forename: Motohiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ricard
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dor
authors.forename: Nadir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saoudi
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic / Q000009:adverse effects*