title: Epicardial catheter ablation through subxiphoid surgical approach in a patient with implanted left ventricular assist device and cannula-related ventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. ww42@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Whang
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Minesh R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Iyer
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Alok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gambhir
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Angelo B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Biviano
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Arthur R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Garan
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bacchetta
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naka
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Ulrich P
authors.initials: UP
authors.lastname: Jorde
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Medicine (W.W., M.R.P, V.I, A.G., A.B.B., A.R.G, U.P. J., H.G.) and Surgery (H.T., M.B., Y.N.), Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Garan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014989:Xiphoid Bone
keywords: catheter ablation; epicardial mapping; tachycardia, ventricular