title: Surgical ventricular reconstruction and subendocardial resection for the treatment of refractory ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: We describe a case of 64-year-old female patient with ventricular tachycardia intractable to medical treatment and acute heart failure following myocardial infarction. Emergency surgical ventricular reconstruction and subendocardial resection was undertaken. We discuss the option of surgical intervention in this difficult and unusual clinical scenario.
authors.affiliation: University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, UK.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bence
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Spyt
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*