Epicardial access using the Sosa technique was performed in a 47-year-old male with ischemic cardiomyopathy and recurrent ventricular tachycardia after endocardial mapping revealed no favorable site.
Case Report (n=1)
A 47-year-male patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy underwent electrophysiological study and catheter ablation for recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT). Despite a recent history of several episodes of VT, no arrhythmia could be induced by programmed stimulation; therefore, substrate mapping was conducted. Endocardial mapping revealed no favorable site. The epicardium was accessed according to the Sosa technique with a Tuohy peridural needle (Perican, Melsungen, Germany), under fluoroscopic guidance in lateral projection.
Nault et al. (Mon,) conducted a case report in Ischemic cardiomyopathy with recurrent ventricular tachycardia (n=1). Epicardial access using the Sosa technique was evaluated. Epicardial access using the Sosa technique was performed in a 47-year-old male with ischemic cardiomyopathy and recurrent ventricular tachycardia after endocardial mapping revealed no favorable site.
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