Radiofrequency ablation of ventricular tachycardia originati

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Radiofrequency ablation of ventricular tachycardia originating from a lipomatous hamartoma localized in the right ventricle cavity - HeartRhythm Case Reports

Oct 12, 2017127 views

Ventricular tachycardia (VT) caused by primary cardiac tumors is a rare presentation of this malignant arrhythmia. Management of VT in patients with cardiac hamartomas is especially difficult to control with antiarrhythmic drugs alone, usually requires surgical resection, and imparts a significant risk of sudden cardiac death. This article presents a case of VT arising from the recurrence of a ventricular hamartoma 8 years after initial surgical resection, which was successfully treated by radiofrequency ablation (RFA) before placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)...

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