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A Case of Reversible Ventricular Tachycardia and Complete Atrioventricular Block Associated with Primary Cardiac B‐Cell Lymphoma
Author(s) -
TANAKA YASUAKI,
YAMABE HIROSHIGE,
YAMASAKI HIROSHI,
TSUDA HIROYUKI,
NAGAYOSHI YASUHIRO,
KAWANO HIROAKI,
KIMURA YOSHIHIRO,
HOKAMURA YOICHI,
OGAWA HISAO
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02372.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atrioventricular block , amiodarone , ventricular tachycardia , cardiology , lymphoma , heart block , chest pain , radiation therapy , tachycardia , chemotherapy , electrocardiography , atrial fibrillation
We report a long‐term survival case of primary cardiac lymphoma with reversible ventricular tachycardia (VT) and complete atrioventricular block (C‐AVB). A 65‐year‐old man with VT was treated by oral amiodarone administration. Later, a dual‐chamber pacemaker was implanted because of C‐AVB. Then, he was readmitted, as he complained of fever and chest pain. Echocardiography showed an enlarged cardiac mass and thus an open‐chest biopsy was performed. He was then diagnosed with primary cardiac lymphoma. The chemotherapy and radiotherapy resulted in the disappearance of the mass. Complete remission has been maintained for 8 years after the therapy, and no VT or C‐AVB has been detected.