Key result
Radiofrequency catheter ablation successfully eliminated frequent ventricular premature complexes in a 32-year-old man, normalizing his left ventricular ejection fraction from 34% to 55% in 6 months.
Why the study?
Does radiofrequency catheter ablation improve left ventricular function and size in a patient with tachycardiomyopathy induced by frequent ventricular premature complexes?
Population
32-year-old man with dyspnea, palpitations, very frequent ventricular premature complexes, dilated left…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
Six months
Authors
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Case success suggests VPC ablation may reverse LV dysfunction; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before practice change.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Does radiofrequency catheter ablation improve left ventricular function and size in a patient with tachycardiomyopathy induced by frequent ventricular premature complexes?
Radiofrequency catheter ablation can completely reverse left ventricular dysfunction and dilation in patients with tachycardiomyopathy induced by frequent ventricular premature complexes.
Rhee et al. (2006) conducted a case report in Tachycardiomyopathy induced by ventricular premature complexes (n=1). Radiofrequency catheter ablation was evaluated on Left ventricular ejection fraction. Radiofrequency catheter ablation successfully eliminated frequent ventricular premature complexes in a 32-year-old man, normalizing his left ventricular ejection fraction from 34% to 55% in 6 months.
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