August 29, 2013European Heart Journal
Positional ventricular tachycardia in left ventricular assist device: a new frontier in ventricular tachycardia ablation
Key result
LVAD inflow cannula ablation successfully prevents positional VT to allow patient mobilization and discharge.
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Why the study?
Does ablation of the myocardium around the LVAD inflow cannula prevent positional ventricular tachycardia in a patient with an LVAD?
Population
54-year-old male patient with severe acute heart failure stemming from dilated cardiomyopathy who received a…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
3 weeks
Authors
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Implication
May enable safe mobilization in LVAD patients with positional VT; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation.
Study Design
Type
Case Report (n=1)
Structured PICO
Does ablation of the myocardium around the LVAD inflow cannula prevent positional ventricular tachycardia in a patient with an LVAD?
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Population
A 54-year-old male patient with severe acute heart failure and an implanted left ventricular assist device who developed positional ventricular tachycardia.
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Intervention
Ablation of the myocardium around the LVAD inflow cannula
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Outcome
Prevention of positional ventricular tachycardia and successful mobilization
Ablation of the myocardium around the LVAD inflow cannula can successfully treat positional ventricular tachycardia caused by mechanical suction of the septum.
Cite This Study
Acou et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Positional ventricular tachycardia in left ventricular assist device (n=1). Ablation of the myocardium around the LVAD inflow cannula was evaluated on Prevention of positional ventricular tachycardia. Ablation of the myocardium around the LVAD inflow cannula successfully prevented positional ventricular tachycardia, allowing the patient to be mobilized and discharged.