Open AccessThe nightmare ECG of a spontaneously aborted sudden cardiac death
Author(s) -
Coluccia Giovanni,
Punzi Raffaele,
Polini Silvia,
La Rosa Concetto,
Rillo Mariano
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of noninvasive electrocardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1542-474X
pISSN - 1082-720X
DOI - 10.1111/anec.12547
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , nightmare , sudden cardiac death , ventricular tachycardia , catheter ablation , mitral valve prolapse , sudden death , ablation , mitral valve , psychiatry
We present the case of a spontaneously aborted sudden cardiac death related to an high‐rate ventricular tachycardia in an healthy man with bileaflet mitral valve prolapse. An effective treatment of the patient, with complete suppression of ventricular ectopic activity, was achieved only combining medical therapy, ICD and catheter ablation, thus overcoming the limitations of each approach.