title: Visualization of local abnormal ventricular activities in scar-related ventricular tachycardia. A novel strategy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A 73-year old man was admitted for ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation due to symptomatic sustained VT-initiated VVI-ICD therapies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Based on voltage mapping, the initial ablation did not result in the endpoint noninducibility of VT. Using a new visualization technique, we mapped the discriminated local abnormal ventricular activations (LAVAs) within the scar which could then be ablated  successfully.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This new visualization method may be helpful especially in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, extensive scars, and frequent LAVAs to identify further areas suited for ablation.
authors: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Klinikum Lüdenscheid, Märkische Kliniken GmbH, Paulmannshöherstr. 14, 58515, Lüdenscheid, Germany, Harilaos.bogossian@klimikum-luedenscheid.de.
authors: Harilaos
authors: H
authors: Bogossian
authors: Gerrit
authors: G
authors: Frommeyer
authors: Bernd
authors: B
authors: Lemke
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Zarse
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018780:Body Surface Potential Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*
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