Left ventricular tachycardia ablation in a toddler via a transapical approach: A new tool for the armamentarium

Differential gene expression profile of male and female copepods in response to cadmium exposure

“…Most cases concern idiopathic VT, commonly arising from the right ventricular outflow tract (5,6,7,8). Three cases of VT ablation via a transapical approach have been reported in the literature (2,3,4). In all these three cases, the VT involved the posterior mitral annulus.…”

“…However, the great majority of these procedures involve adults suffering from ischaemic heart disease. Only three cases of transapical access catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) have been reported in children of under 15 months of age (2,3,4). Such procedures are technically difficult because the catheters available are ill-suited to the small-sized heart of a child.…”

Percutaneous catheter ablation of malignant, recurrent ventricular arrhythmia in a 10-month-old toddler

“…Most cases concern idiopathic VT, commonly arising from the right ventricular outflow tract 5, 6, 7, 8. Three cases of VT ablation via a transapical approach have been reported in the literature 2, 3, 4. In all 3 of these cases, the VT involved the posterior mitral annulus.…”

“…However, the great majority of these procedures involve adults suffering from ischemic heart disease. Only 3 cases of transapical access catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) have been reported in children of under 15 months of age 2, 3, 4. Such procedures are technically difficult because the catheters available are ill-suited to the small-sized heart of a child.…”