Despite the proven effectiveness of antiarrhythmic drugs and automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for ischemic ventricular arrhythmias, ablative procedures still play a major role. Herein, we report the cases of 2 patients who had malignant ventricular arrhythmias secondary to ischemic heart disease. The arrhythmias were treated intraoperatively by means of surgical ablation through a transmitral approach
Transmitral approach to monopolar radiofrequency ablation of inferior papillary muscle for refractory ischemic ventricular tachycardia / Rubino, A.s., Onorati, F., Serraino, G.f., Renzulli, A.. - In: TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE JOURNAL. - ISSN 0730-2347. - 37:(2010), pp. 371-372.
Transmitral approach to monopolar radiofrequency ablation of inferior papillary muscle for refractory ischemic ventricular tachycardia
Onorati F;
2010-01-01
Abstract
Despite the proven effectiveness of antiarrhythmic drugs and automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for ischemic ventricular arrhythmias, ablative procedures still play a major role. Herein, we report the cases of 2 patients who had malignant ventricular arrhythmias secondary to ischemic heart disease. The arrhythmias were treated intraoperatively by means of surgical ablation through a transmitral approachI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione
