Epicardial ablation of syncopal ventricular tachycardia. Utility of the electrocardiogram.
We describe the case of a young man with syncopal ventricular tachycardia, normal left ventricular ejection fraction, normal coronary arteries, and a left ventricular aneurysm. The ECG during tachycardia suggested an epicardial origin. The arrhythmia was successfully treated using a non-surgical transthoracic epicardial approach.
Berruezo
Antonio
A
Arrhythmia Section, Thorax Institute, Hospital Clinic, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain. berruezo@clinic.ub.es
Cano
Lucas
L
Mont
Lluis
L
Brugada
Josep
J
D000328:Adult; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013575:Syncope / Q000503:physiopathology; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*