| Literature DB >> 26334435 |
Yusuke Yoshikawa1, Kazuaki Kaitani1, Naoaki Onishi1, Toshihiro Tamura1, Chisato Izumi1, Yoshihisa Nakagawa1.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Catheter ablation; Post-myocardial infarction; Ventricular tachycardia; Wearable cardioverter defibrillator
Year: 2015 PMID: 26334435 PMCID: PMC4555465 DOI: 10.1016/j.joa.2014.12.009
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Arrhythm ISSN: 1880-4276