Usefulness of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator combined with catheter ablation for ventricular tachyarrhythmia storms after a myocardial infarction: A case report.
We report a case of a 60-year-old man with recurrent poly- and monomorphic ventricular tachycardia related to a recent myocardial infarction. Due to drug-refractory ventricular tachycardia despite complete revascularization, he underwent catheter ablation. Afterwards, he was fitted with a wearable cardioverter defibrillator. Three months later, no ventricular tachycardia had been recorded and an electrophysiologic study failed to induce an episode. Thus, wearable cardioverter defibrillators are useful bridging devices pending a final decision to implant a cardioverter defibrillator.
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Mishima-Cho 200, Tenri, Nara 632-8552, Japan.
Yusuke
Y
Yoshikawa
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Mishima-Cho 200, Tenri, Nara 632-8552, Japan.
Kazuaki
K
Kaitani
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Mishima-Cho 200, Tenri, Nara 632-8552, Japan.
Naoaki
N
Onishi
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Mishima-Cho 200, Tenri, Nara 632-8552, Japan.
Toshihiro
T
Tamura
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Mishima-Cho 200, Tenri, Nara 632-8552, Japan.
Chisato
C
Izumi
Department of Cardiology, Tenri Hospital, Mishima-Cho 200, Tenri, Nara 632-8552, Japan.
Yoshihisa
Y
Nakagawa
Catheter ablation; Post-myocardial infarction; Ventricular tachycardia; Wearable cardioverter defibrillator