Catheter ablation of recipient right ventricular tachycardia after heterotopic heart transplantation.
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.
Nakao
Motohiro
M
Division of Cardiology, Princess Grace Hospital, Monaco, Monaco.
Ricard
Philippe
P
Dor
Vincent
V
Saoudi
Nadir
N
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*