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Catheter electrode ablation for recurrent ventricular tachycardia failed to control the arrhythmia and resulted in a Q-wave anteroseptal myocardial infarction.
Catheter electrode ablation for ventricular tachycardia carries a risk of severe complications, including Q-wave myocardial infarction.
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Warns of Q-wave MI risk during VT ablation; case reports leave open true incidence and prevention strategies.
This report describes an attempt to treat recurrent ventricular tachycardia by catheter electrode ablation. The procedure failed to control the arrhythmia and resulted in a Q‐wave anteroseptal myocardial infarction. The potential complications of catheter electrode ablation in the normal ventricle are emphasized.
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Muller et al. (1988) studied this question. Catheter electrode ablation for recurrent ventricular tachycardia failed to control the arrhythmia and resulted in a Q-wave anteroseptal myocardial infarction.
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