title: [Ablation of incessant ventricular tachycardia with the use of epicardial approach in a patient after CABG - a case report].
abstract: Percutaneous epicardial catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is used when ablation by a conventional endocardial access has been unsuccessful. In patients after cardiac surgery operations, due to high risk, an open chest approach for ablation is usually used. We report a case of 66 year-old man after bypass surgery operation admitted to the hospital with incessant VT, which was successfully ablated from the epicardial aspect achieved by subxyphoidal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrophysiology, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Leipzig, Niemcy. piotr.buchta@gmail.com
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buchta
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arya
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hindricks
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piorkowski
authors.forename: Lech
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poloński
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gąsior
authors.forename: Marian
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zembala
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome