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Radiofrequency ablation of fast ventricular tachycardia causing an ICD storm in an infant with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Ergul Yakup,
Ozyilmaz Isa,
Bilici Meki,
Ozturk Erkut,
Haydin Sertaç,
Guzeltas Alper
Publication year - 2018
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/pace.13154
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , catheter ablation , ventricular tachycardia , implantable cardioverter defibrillator , radiofrequency catheter ablation , radiofrequency ablation , ablation , tachycardia , cardiomyopathy , catheter , surgery , heart failure
An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) storm involves very frequent arrhythmia episodes and ICD shocks, and it is associated with poor short‐term and long‐term prognosis. Radiofrequency catheter ablation can be used as an effective rescue treatment for patients with an ICD storm. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an infant with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy presenting with an ICD storm and undergoing successful radiofrequency catheter ablation salvage treatment for the fast left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia.