Idiopathic monomorphic ventricular tachycardia: clinical outcome, electrophysiologic characteristics and long-term results of catheter ablation

International Journal of Cardiology
C F TsaiM S Chang

Abstract

Ventricular tachycardia (VT) without structural heart disease or any identifiable predisposing causes for arrhythmia is an uncommon but well-recognized clinical entity. The purpose of this study is to assess the results of catheter ablation therapy and the long-term outcome of patients with idiopathic monomorphic VT in a large patient group. Sixty-one consecutive patients (male/female=40/21; mean age 38+/-16 years) with idiopathic VT underwent electrophysiologic study and an attempt of catheter ablation therapy. The 'left VT' group included 31 patients with QRS morphology of right bundle branch block during VT suggestive of the VT originating from the left ventricle (LV), and the 'right VT' group consisted of 30 patients with QRS morphology of left bundle branch block with normal or right frontal axis deviation suggestive of VT arising from right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). Idiopathic left VT has sustained VT during the clinical attacks, baseline electrophysiologic study or after isoproterenol infusion; it can be entrained by overdrive ventricular pacing, terminated by verapamil, but not by adenosine (except one case with VT focus at left ventricular free wall). Catheter ablation was successful in 22 (84%) of 26 patients,...Continue Reading

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