Surgical Cryoablation of Drug Resistant Ventricular Tachycardia and Aneurysmectomy of Postinfarction Left Ventricular Aneurysm

Joint Authors

Omran, Nedal
Vobornik, Martin
Harrer, Jan
Pojar, Marek

Source

Case Reports in Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2014-08-14

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Heart failure is usually associated with left ventricle remodelling, wall thickening, and worsening of the systolic function.

Ventricular tachycardia is a common and a negative prognostic factor in patients with endocardial scarring following myocardial infarction and aneurysm formation.

The authors present a case of a 51-year-old man with ischemic heart disease, who suffered myocardial infarction four years ago.

The patient was admitted to the hospital with sustained ventricular tachycardia despite maximal pharmacotherapy and also underwent unsuccessful percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the right ventricle.

Transthoracic echocardiography revealed left ventricle dysfunction with ejection fraction of 25%, aneurysm of the apex of the left ventricle with thrombus formation inside the aneurysm.

Surgical therapy consisted of the cryoablation applied at the transitional zone of the scar and viable tissue and the resection of the aneurysm.

The patient remained free of any ventricular tachycardia four months later.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Pojar, Marek& Harrer, Jan& Omran, Nedal& Vobornik, Martin. 2014. Surgical Cryoablation of Drug Resistant Ventricular Tachycardia and Aneurysmectomy of Postinfarction Left Ventricular Aneurysm. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Pojar, Marek…[et al.]. Surgical Cryoablation of Drug Resistant Ventricular Tachycardia and Aneurysmectomy of Postinfarction Left Ventricular Aneurysm. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Pojar, Marek& Harrer, Jan& Omran, Nedal& Vobornik, Martin. Surgical Cryoablation of Drug Resistant Ventricular Tachycardia and Aneurysmectomy of Postinfarction Left Ventricular Aneurysm. Case Reports in Medicine. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454590

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-454590