| Literature DB >> 34950353 |
Mehmet Ali Elbey1, Sri Harsha Kanuri1, Naushad Shaikh2, Rakesh Gopinathannair1, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy1.
Abstract
Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are common in the general population, usuallyasymptomatic, and deemed to be benign in structurally normal hearts. The spectrum of "benign" outflow tract PVCs ranges from single PVCs to recurrent non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT). Short-coupled right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) PVCs may trigger polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) in some patients and can be high risk. In many patients, PVCs can be morefrequent and cause symptoms ofpalpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and heart failure.In the presence of underlying heart disease, they may indicate an increasedrisk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. A high PVC burdenmay lead to ventricular dysfunction and worsen underlying cardiomyopathy.PVCs may also be a marker of underlying pathophysiologic processes such as myocarditisand other acquired and inherited infiltrative cardiomyopathies. In this unique case report, we describe the use of a novel non-contact mapping array for mapping RVOT PVCs.Entities:
Keywords: Contact mapping system; New mapping system; Non-contact mapping system; Premature ventricular complex; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Right ventricular outflow tract
Year: 2021 PMID: 34950353 PMCID: PMC8691281 DOI: 10.4022/jafib.20200471
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Atr Fibrillation ISSN: 1941-6911