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Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation in a 10‐Year‐Old Boy: Technical Aspects of Radiofrequency Ablation and Utility of Antiarrhythmic Therapy
Author(s) -
SABA MAGDI M.,
SALIM MUBADDA,
HOOD ROBERT E.,
DICKFELD TIMMMICHAEL,
SHOROFSKY STEPHEN R.
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.1540-8159.2010.02796.x
Subject(s) - medicine , quinidine , ablation , ventricular fibrillation , cardiology , catheter ablation , heart disease , radiofrequency ablation
Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (VF) is defined as spontaneous VF in the absence of structural heart disease. No prior reports exist addressing the technical aspects of idiopathic VF ablation in a child. We present the case of a 10‐year‐old boy with idiopathic VF, who presented a unique management challenge, particularly as regards the technical aspects of the ablation procedure. Ablation of idiopathic VF is feasible in a 10‐year‐old boy and oral quinidine seems more effective than other antiarrhythmic drugs in this condition. (PACE 2011; 34:e85–e89)