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Complicated Forms of Tachycardia‐Mediated Cardiomyopathy Associated with Idiopathic Left Ventricular Tachycardia
Author(s) -
CASTRORODRIGUEZ JOSÉ,
VERBEET THIERRY,
MORISSENS MARIELLE,
LOMAS OLIVER,
TRANNGOC EMMANUEL,
MALEKZADEHMILANI SOPHIE,
BIARENT DOMINIQUE,
JAJAH LILIANE,
PEPERSTRAETE BÉATRICE,
DECOODT PIERRE,
KNECHT SÉBASTIEN
Publication year - 2011
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.1540-8159.2010.02751.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , cardiomyopathy , tachycardia , ventricular tachycardia , heart failure
Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia is an infrequent form of ventricular tachycardia associated with a structurally normal heart. The prognosis is usually benign; however, sustained cases have been reported. In this report, we describe two cases of persistent idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia complicated by tachycardia‐mediated cardiomyopathy. In the first case, the patient developed a right ventricular thrombus with subsequent pulmonary embolism. In the second case, the patient developed acute pulmonary edema. Both cases were cured by catheter ablation. (PACE 2011; e52–e55)