The Role of Intravenous Dopamine on Hemodynamic Support during Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Poorly Tolerated Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia.
OBJECTIVE
Hemodynamically unstable idiopathic ventricular tachycardias (VTs) are a challenge for activation or entrainment mapping technique. Mechanical circulatory support is an option, but is not always readily available. In this study, we investigated the safety and efficacy of hemodynamic support using intravenous (IV) dopamine solely during radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of hemodynamically unstable VT.


METHODS
Seven out of 86 patients with hemodynamically unstable idiopathic VT underwent de novo RFCA using dopamine in our single center. They were included in the study and reviewed retrospectively to investigate the procedural characteristics and outcomes.


RESULTS
All patients were male, and the mean age was 50.7±5.3 years. One patient had implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for the secondary prevention. No evidence of myocardial ischemia was found in all patients. During the procedure, the mean blood pressure during VT without dopamine was 52.3±4.1 mmHg and increased to 82.6±3.8 mmHg after administering dopamine (Δ28.8±3.2 mmHg; total average dopamine dosage was 1266.1±389.6 mcg/kg). In all patients, activation mapping was safely applied, and VTs were terminated during energy delivery. Non-inducibility of clinical VT was achieved in all cases. There was no evidence of deterioration due to hypoperfusion during the peri-procedural period. No recurrence of ventricular tachyarrhythmias was observed in any of the patients, during a median follow-up of 23.0±6.1 months.


CONCLUSIONS
Hemodynamic support using IV dopamine during RFCA of hemodynamically unstable idiopathic VT facilitated detailed mapping to guide successful ablation.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Jinhee
J
Ahn
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Dong-Hyeok
DH
Kim
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Seung-Young
SY
Roh
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Kwang No
KN
Lee
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Dae-In
DI
Lee
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Jaemin
J
Shim
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Jong-Il
JI
Choi
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Young-Hoon
YH
Kim
Catheter ablation; Dopamine; Idiopathic; Tachycardia, ventricular