title: [Surgical cryoablation and left ventriculoplasty for electrical storm after acute myocardial infarction].
abstract: A 65-year-old man was referred to our hospital to treat recent anterior myocardial infarction. Coronary artery angiography showed acute occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) and chronic occlusion of right coronary artery. After emergent percutaneous coronary intervention for LAD, drug-refractory electrical storm necessitating frequent electrical defibrillating cardioversion occurred. This patient successfully underwent surgical cryoablation, left ventriculoplasty and coronary revascularization. At 2 years and 10th month after the operation, he is well without limitation of daily activities and any evidence of myocardial ischemia and ventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Akashi Medical Center, Akashi, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tobe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukase
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003452:Cryosurgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*