title: A Case Of Difficult Epicardial Access For Ablation Of Ventricular Tachcyardia.
abstract: We present a case of a 67-year-old patient with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia of epicardial origin referred for ablation. Due to two previous episodes of cardiac tamponade secondary to implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead perforation at the time of device implant, the patient had significant pericardial adhesions making epicardial access and ablation challenging.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.affiliation: UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Roderick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tung
authors.affiliation: UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Kalyanam
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shivkumar
authors.affiliation: UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Ronald Reagan UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bradfield