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Transannular cryoablation of ventricular tachycardia. Surgical technique and results.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2586117     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Intraoperative mapping and cryoablation of ventricular tachycardia was achieved without ventriculotomy in seven patients, who are a subgroup of the 80 patients undergoing map-directed ablation of ventricular tachycardia over a 9-year period. There were four male and three female patients. Their mean age was 53.6 +/- 24.1 years. Coronary artery disease was present in five patients, and two patients had idiopathic ventricular tachycardia. The mean preoperative ejection fraction was 42.4% +/- 13.6%. The mean number of ventricular tachycardia morphologies was 1.7 (range 1 to 3). Epicardial mapping was obtained intraoperatively in all seven patients and endocardial data in five of seven patients (71.4%). There were no hospital deaths and no early or late spontaneous recurrence of clinical monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. Nonclinical monomorphic ventricular tachycardia was inducible in two patients postoperatively and both were treated with procainamide. Death occurred late after operation in two patients: One death was related to recurrent nonclinical VT at 8 months and one at 3 months was due to carcinoma of the stomach. These results suggest that the transannular approach is feasible in selected cases, especially when computerized mapping systems with endocardial balloon electrode arrays can be used.
Authors:
G M Lawrie; A Pacifico; R R Kaushik
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery     Volume:  98     ISSN:  0022-5223     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg.     Publication Date:  1989 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-01-10     Completed Date:  1990-01-10     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376343     Medline TA:  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1030-5; discussion 1035-6     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
Cryosurgery* / methods
Electrocardiography
Female
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Stroke Volume
Tachycardia / physiopathology,  surgery*

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