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
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
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