Reversible cardiomyopathy in an adolescent with idiopathic aortic cusp ventricular tachycardia.
This report describes the case of an asymptomatic patient with a ventricular tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy that resolved completely after successful radiofrequency ablation. This type of presentation and outcome has not been reported in the pediatric literature.
Kakodkar
Siddharth
S
Section of Adult Cardiology, Rush Univesity Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Krishnan
Kousik
K
Awad
Sawsan
S
Halleran
Sean
S
Mykytsey
Andrew
A
Al-Anani
Shada
S
Trohman
Richard G
RG
D000293:Adolescent; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D056149:Epicardial Mapping; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy