title: [Intracardiac echocardiography for optimisation of RF ablation for incessant idiopathic ventricular tachycardia originating from the aorto-mitralis continuity in a patient with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy].
abstract: We describe a case of a 67-year-old woman with incessant idiopathic ventricular tachycardia and tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy who underwent a successful RF ablation of the arrhythmic focus located in the aorto-mitral continuity. The optimal approach and titration of RF energy was achieved by means of the intracardiac echocardiography. The regression of signs of heart failure has been also observed.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Kardiologii, Centrum Medyczne Kształcenia Podyplomowego, Szpital Grochowski, Warszawa.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stec
authors.forename: Przemysław
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Płaza
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dudek
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Szafran
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zagrodzka
authors.forename: Krzysztof
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ptaszkiewicz
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Futyma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*