کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2957549 1178179 2015 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Usefulness of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator combined with catheter ablation for ventricular tachyarrhythmia storms after a myocardial infarction: A case report
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Usefulness of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator combined with catheter ablation for ventricular tachyarrhythmia storms after a myocardial infarction: A case report
چکیده انگلیسی

We report a case of a 60-year-old man with recurrent poly- and monomorphic ventricular tachycardia related to a recent myocardial infarction. Due to drug-refractory ventricular tachycardia despite complete revascularization, he underwent catheter ablation. Afterwards, he was fitted with a wearable cardioverter defibrillator. Three months later, no ventricular tachycardia had been recorded and an electrophysiologic study failed to induce an episode. Thus, wearable cardioverter defibrillators are useful bridging devices pending a final decision to implant a cardioverter defibrillator.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Arrhythmia - Volume 31, Issue 4, August 2015, Pages 257–260
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