title: Hormone sensitive idiopathic ventricular tachycardia associated with pregnancy: successful induction with progesterone and radiofrequency ablation.
abstract: Successful Induction With Progesterone and Radiofrequency Ablation. Verapamil-sensitive idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia in pregnancy is a rare diagnosis. We report a case of a primigravida female with new onset fascicular ventricular tachycardia that was managed with oral verapamil. Post pregnancy, the tachycardia was not inducible in the electrophysioplogy lab. Progesterone, a hormone associated with pregnant state, was used to successfully induce the tachycardia, which was ablated. This is the first reported case of an idiopathic ventricular tachycardia associated with pregnancy that could be induced later by recreating the hormonal milieu associated with pregnant state.
authors.affiliation: CARE Hospital, Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Aman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Makhija
authors.forename: Kalavakolanu
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharada
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hygriv Rao
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thachil
authors.forename: Calambur
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Narsimhan
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011374:Progesterone; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014700:Verapamil / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D011374:Progesterone; D014700:Verapamil