Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography

Papillary muscles (PMs) were reported to be origin of ventricular arrhythmia (VA). Radiofrequency (RF) ablation was reported to be acutely effective in eliminating VA. However, the recurrence rate is high. Recently, cryoablation guided by intracardiac echocardiography, 3-dimensional mapping system,...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim Marai, Nizar Andria, Osnat Gurevitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9734795
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description Papillary muscles (PMs) were reported to be origin of ventricular arrhythmia (VA). Radiofrequency (RF) ablation was reported to be acutely effective in eliminating VA. However, the recurrence rate is high. Recently, cryoablation guided by intracardiac echocardiography, 3-dimensional mapping system, and image integration was introduced as alternative strategy for this challenging ablation. We present a case of ventricular tachycardia originating from anterior PM of left ventricle treated by cryoablation guided only by intracardiac echocardiography.
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spelling doaj-art-83202c7e2bf44b9b9db665dc53eab2ab2025-02-03T01:31:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122017-01-01201710.1155/2017/97347959734795Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac EchocardiographyIbrahim Marai0Nizar Andria1Osnat Gurevitz2Division of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Center, Padeh-Poriya Hospital, Tiberias, IsraelDivision of Pacing and Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Center, Padeh-Poriya Hospital, Tiberias, IsraelDavidai Arrhythmia Center, Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, IsraelPapillary muscles (PMs) were reported to be origin of ventricular arrhythmia (VA). Radiofrequency (RF) ablation was reported to be acutely effective in eliminating VA. However, the recurrence rate is high. Recently, cryoablation guided by intracardiac echocardiography, 3-dimensional mapping system, and image integration was introduced as alternative strategy for this challenging ablation. We present a case of ventricular tachycardia originating from anterior PM of left ventricle treated by cryoablation guided only by intracardiac echocardiography.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9734795
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Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography
Case Reports in Cardiology
title Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography
title_full Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography
title_fullStr Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography
title_full_unstemmed Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography
title_short Cryoablation for Ventricular Tachycardia Originating from Anterior Papillary Muscle of Left Ventricle Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography
title_sort cryoablation for ventricular tachycardia originating from anterior papillary muscle of left ventricle guided by intracardiac echocardiography
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9734795
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