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Acute coronary artery occlusion and ischemia‐related ventricular tachycardia during catheter ablation in the right ventricular outflow tract
Author(s) -
Nakatani Yosuke,
Vlachos Konstantinos,
Ramirez F. Daniel,
Nakashima Takashi,
Jais Pierre,
Sacher Frédéric,
Romain Tixier
Publication year - 2021
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/jce.14809
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricular tachycardia , catheter ablation , ventricular outflow tract , ablation , occlusion , ischemia
Coronary artery injury is a rare complication of catheter ablation in the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). Furthermore, acute myocardial ischemia usually causes polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation. We herein describe a case in which catheter ablation for VT originating from the RVOT provoked ischemia‐related VTs due to acute occlusion of the left anterior descending artery.
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