title: Reversal of premature ventricular complex-induced cardiomyopathy following successful radiofrequency catheter ablation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Cardiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, 25, 28th Octovriou st, 15235, 10676 Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Michalis
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Efremidis
authors.forename: Konstantinos P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Letsas
authors.forename: Antonios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.forename: Fotios
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kardaras
mesh_terms: 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*