Recurrent ventricular tachycardia in a patient with continuous flow left ventricle assist device: Successful management with radiofrequency ablation and medical treatment

Int J Cardiol. 2015:190:198-200. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.04.141. Epub 2015 Apr 17.

¹ Cardiology Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS - ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.
² Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS - ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Cardiology Department, Giaccone University Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
⁴ Interventional Arrhythmology, Cardiology Department, ARNAS Civico Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
⁵ Cardiac Surgery and Heart Transplantation Unit, Department for the Treatment and Study of Cardiothoracic Diseases and Cardiothoracic Transplantation, IRCCS - ISMETT (Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad alta specializzazione), Palermo, Italy.

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Keywords: Catheter ablation; Ventricular assist device; Ventricular tachyarrhythmia.

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