title: Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation in a 10-year-old boy: technical aspects of radiofrequency ablation and utility of antiarrhythmic therapy.
abstract: Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (VF) is defined as spontaneous VF in the absence of structural heart disease. No prior reports exist addressing the technical aspects of idiopathic VF ablation in a child. We present the case of a 10-year-old boy with idiopathic VF, who presented a unique management challenge, particularly as regards the technical aspects of the ablation procedure. Ablation of idiopathic VF is feasible in a 10-year-old boy and oral quinidine seems more effective than other antiarrhythmic drugs in this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1595, USA. msaba@medicine.umaryland.edu
authors.forename: Magdi M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Saba
authors.forename: Mubadda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salim
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hood
authors.forename: Timm-Michael
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Dickfeld
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shorofsky
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011802:Quinidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D011802:Quinidine