title: Complicated forms of tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy associated with idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia is an infrequent form of ventricular tachycardia associated with a structurally normal heart. The prognosis is usually benign; however, sustained cases have been reported. In this report, we describe two cases of persistent idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia complicated by tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy. In the first case, the patient developed a right ventricular thrombus with subsequent pulmonary embolism. In the second case, the patient developed acute pulmonary edema. Both cases were cured by catheter ablation.
authors.affiliation: CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Castro-Rodriguez
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Verbeet
authors.forename: Marielle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morissens
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lomas
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tran-Ngoc
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malekzadeh-Milani
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Biarent
authors.forename: Liliane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jajah
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Peperstraete
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Decoodt
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knecht
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy