title: Use of Cardioplegia to Guide Alcohol Ablation for Incessant Ventricular Tachycardia.
abstract: Incessant scar-related reentrant ventricular tachycardia is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. In patients not amenable to emergent radiofrequency catheter ablation, selective transcoronary alcohol ablation has been successfully performed. In our case study, we introduce the novel use of cardioplegia as a mapping technique for identification of the critical ventricular tachycardia isthmus to guide efficient transcoronary alcohol ablation and prevent unnecessary myocardial damage.
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors: Sun Moon
authors: SM
authors: Kim
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors: Sebastiano
authors: S
authors: Virgadamo
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Gurley
authors: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gill Heart Institute, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
authors: Claude S
authors: CS
authors: Elayi
mesh_terms: D055011:Ablation Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
keywords: alcohol ablation; cardioplegia; catheter ablation; percutaneous coronary intervention
  ; ventricular tachycardia