Reversal of premature ventricular complex-induced cardiomyopathy following successful radiofrequency catheter ablation.
Premature ventricular complex (PVC)-induced cardiomyopathy is an underappreciated cause of left-ventricular (LV) dysfunction. The present report describes the case of an elderly man with a very high burden of monomorphic PVCs and LV dysfunction. Elimination of the left ventricular focus following radiofrequency catheter ablation resulted in reversal of cardiomyopathy.
Efremidis
Michalis
M
Second Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, 25, 28th Octovriou st, 15235, 10676 Athens, Greece.
Letsas
Konstantinos P
KP
Sideris
Antonios
A
Kardaras
Fotios
F
D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018879:Ventricular Premature Complexes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*