Substrate in the interventricular septum for left ventricular and right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia: ablation from the right side of the septum

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Christopher ReithmannGerhard Steinbeck

Abstract

Simultaneous epicardial and endocardial mapping demonstrated that in a substantial number of ventricular tachycardias (VTs) endocardial, intramural, and epicardial structures are involved in the substrate of the reentrant circuits. Both right and left ventricular breakthrough has also been described during VT originating in the interventricular septum. We report the case of a patient with a nonischemic left ventricular aneurysm presenting with a left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) tachycardia and a right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) tachycardia. Mapping from the anterior interventricular vein and the endocardium of the RVOT revealed mid-diastolic potentials at the epicardium of the LVOT and the endocardium of RVOT, where the criteria of central isthmus sites could be demonstrated. Ablation targeting an isolated late potential during sinus rhythm in RVOT eliminated both the LVOT tachycardia and the RVOT tachycardia. In this patient with a nonischemic left ventricular aneurysm, the substrate of a LVOT tachycardia and RVOT tachycardia is described, and successful catheter ablation of the right and left ventricular tachycardia from the septal wall of RVOT is reported.

References

Jul 11, 2002·Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology·Hitoshi HachiyaYoshito Iesaka
Apr 15, 2005·Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology·Eduardo Sosa, Mauricio Scanavacca

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Aug 30, 2008·Circulation Journal : Official Journal of the Japanese Circulation Society·Ali Vefa OzcanAsuman Kaftan
Sep 5, 2006·Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology·Steven M Markowitz

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