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Alcohol Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia
Author(s) -
NORA MATTHEW O.,
MILES WILLIAM M.,
KLEIN LAWRENCE S.,
DILLON JAMES C.,
ZIPES DOUGLAS P.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1991.tb01346.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ablation , ventricular tachycardia , cardiology , catheter ablation , tachycardia , refractory (planetary science) , anesthesia , physics , astrobiology
Alcohol Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia. Ventricular tachycardia that is refractory to medical management has been treated with surgical resection, catheter ablation, and antitachycardia pacemaker. In this case report we describe the use of transcoronary alcohol ablation to treat a patient's ventricular tachycardia. This is accomplished by using ethanol to destroy the site of origin or pathways used in ventricular tachycardia.