| Autor: |
Takanori Arimoto, MD, Yukio Sekiguchi, MD, Hiroshi Tada, MD, Takashi Koyama, MD, Miyako Igarashi, MD, Hiro Yamasaki, MD, Kenji Kuroki, MD, Takeshi Machino, MD, Kyoko Soejima, MD, Kazutaka Aonuma, MD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2009 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Arrhythmia, Vol 25, Iss 2, Pp 101-106 (2009) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1880-4276 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/S1880-4276(09)80024-0 |
| Popis: |
We describe a patient with nonischemic cardiomyopathy who underwent radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation for a drug-refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT). RF ablation from a left ventricular (LV) endocardial site failed to eliminate the VT. Using a conventional ablation catheter with the temperature-controlled mode, RF ablation from the LV epicardium resulted in failed ablation because of low power due to a temperature limitation function. However, by using a pericardial pigtail catheter for manual infusion and removal of saline within the pericardial space, adequate energy could be delivered, and the ablation overlying the lowvoltage area successfully eliminated the VT. |
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