When to go epicardially during ventricular tachycardia ablation? Role of surface electrocardiogram

ÖZCAN, EMİN; Szeplaki, Gabor; Tahin, Tamas; Osztheimer, Istvan; Szilagyi, Szabolcs; Merkely, Bela; Geller, Laszlo

doi:10.1556/imas.5.2013.4.6

When to go epicardially during ventricular tachycardia ablation? Role of surface electrocardiogram

ÖZCAN E. E., Szeplaki G., Tahin T., Osztheimer I., Szilagyi S., Merkely B., ...Daha Fazla

INTERVENTIONAL MEDICINE AND APPLIED SCIENCE, cilt.5, sa.4, ss.182-185, 2013 (ESCI, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 5 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.1556/imas.5.2013.4.6
Dergi Adı: INTERVENTIONAL MEDICINE AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.182-185
Anahtar Kelimeler: ventricular tachycardia, ablation, epicardial, endocardial, surface electrocardiogram
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Early recognition of ventricular tachycardias (VTs) with epicardial circuits is crucial. Surface electrocardiogram (ECG) suggesting an epicardial origin could guide ablation procedures and increase success rates. A 35-year-old female patient with VT treated by combined epicardial and endocardial ablation approach is presented in this report, and the role of surface electrocardiogram and timing of epicardial access is discussed.