Epicardial catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a well-established ablation technique for a variety of myocardial substrates including ischemic cardiomyopathy. Epicardial VT ablation has several potential life-threatening complications including a 1.5% incidence of coronary artery (CA) injury. A 68-year-old woman with ischemic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease status post left circumflex PCI, and VT status post multiple endocardial ablations presented to our institution with persistent slow VT and hemodynamic compromise.
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