Thosani Amit J, Bailey Stephen H, Raina Amresh
Cardiovascular Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
J Artif Organs. 2017 Jun;20(2):174-177. doi: 10.1007/s10047-017-0948-7. Epub 2017 Mar 12.
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) in the setting of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy has been well described. We present a case of incessant ventricular tachycardia resulting in severe right ventricular (RV) failure and subsequent left ventricular (LV) cavity obliteration, which in turn diminished the feasibility of initial attempt at VT ablation.
左心室辅助装置(LVAD)治疗背景下的室性心动过速(VT)已有详尽描述。我们报告一例持续性室性心动过速导致严重右心室(RV)衰竭及随后左心室(LV)腔闭塞的病例,这进而降低了VT消融初始尝试的可行性。