Key result
Combined resection and ablation eliminates ventricular tachycardia recurrence in pediatric right ventricular rhabdomyoma.
Why the study?
Cardiac rhabdomyoma in childhood can be associated with life-threatening arrhythmia requiring effective treatment strategies.
Does combined surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation prevent recurrence of ventricular tachycardia in a child with right ventricular rhabdomyoma?
Case Report (n=1)
Does combined surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation prevent recurrence of ventricular tachycardia in a child with right ventricular rhabdomyoma?
Combined surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation successfully prevented recurrence of sustained ventricular tachycardia in a child with right ventricular rhabdomyoma.
Single-case success suggests feasibility of combined resection-ablation for pediatric rhabdomyoma VT; leaves open generalizability and need for prospective data.
Cardiac rhabdomyoma is a benign tumor of the heart in childhood and can be associated with life-threatening arrhythmia. In this report, we present the case of a 2-year-old male with right ventricular rhabdomyoma, who was admitted with syncope that was associated with episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia. The patient underwent combined surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation of the tumor. There was no recurrence of ventricular tachycardia after surgery.
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Haydın et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Right ventricular rhabdomyoma with sustained ventricular tachycardia (n=1). Combined surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation was evaluated on Recurrence of ventricular tachycardia after surgery. Combined surgical resection and radiofrequency ablation of a right ventricular rhabdomyoma in a 2-year-old male resulted in no recurrence of ventricular tachycardia after surgery.
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