Retrograde coronary venous ethanol ablation for ventricular tachycardia in a patient with inaccessible substrate due to previous surgery
Nicholas Weinand,
Munveer Thind,
Brian Pomerantz
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionCatheter‐based radiofrequency (RF) ablation is generally regarded as the standard approach for patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) refractory to antiarrhythmic drug therapy and may be considered as a first‐line approach when there is a preference to avoid these agents. Patients with a history of cardiac surgery may have VT substrate inaccessible to catheter ablation due to intervening prosthetic materials or scar.Methods and ResultsThis article describes a 55‐year‐old patient with a history … Show more
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