title: Electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy treated using epicardial radiofrequency ablation as a first line therapy.
abstract: We report a patient with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy and low left ventricular systolic function (28%) presenting with an electrical storm originated in epicardial scar and ablated by radiofrequency. This case report suggests that a strategy of epicardial catheter ablation is reasonable for the patient presenting with electrical storm related to structural disease with a low left ventricular ejection fraction.
authors.affiliation: Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiovascular Department, "Spirito Santo" Hospital, ASL Pescara, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faustino
authors.affiliation: Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiovascular Department, "Spirito Santo" Hospital, ASL Pescara, Pescara, Italy.
authors.forename: Tullio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Agricola
authors.affiliation: Department of Specialized, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Borejda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xyheri
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Department, ASL Lanciano-Vasto-Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Di Girolamo
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Department, ASL Lanciano-Vasto-Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leonzio
authors.affiliation: Department of Specialized, Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy. Electronic address: carmine.pizzi@unibo.it.
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pizzi
mesh_terms: D018780:Body Surface Potential Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Catheter ablation; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Epicardial; Ventricular arrhythmias