title: Catheter ablation of premature ventricular contraction-induced cardiomyopathy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A 44-year-old female presented with a long history of chest pain, palpitations and increasing dyspnea. Electrocardiography and 24 h Holter monitoring revealed multiple premature ventricular complexes (PVCs), and echocardiography demonstrated significant left ventricular dilatation and systolic impairment. After further investigation it was concluded that this cardiomyopathy was secondary to the observed multiple PVCs and that these represented a potential target for treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Electrocardiography, echocardiography, cardiac MRI, 24 h Holter monitoring, coronary angiography, tilt testing and invasive electrophysiological testing using a multielectrode array catheter.
  
  
  METHODS
  PVC-induced dilated cardiomyopathy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Electrophysiological mapping and cryoablation of the focus of the ventricular ectopy.
authors: Cardiology Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow CM20 1QX, UK. vaezzat@doctors.org.uk
authors: Vivienne A
authors: VA
authors: Ezzat
authors: Reginald
authors: R
authors: Liew
authors: David E
authors: DE
authors: Ward
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018879:Ventricular Premature Complexes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*