Catheter Ablation of Recurrent Ventricular Fibrillation: A Literature Review and Case Examples

Kim H Chan; Raymond W Sy

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2016.02.008

Catheter Ablation of Recurrent Ventricular Fibrillation: A Literature Review and Case Examples

Heart Lung Circ. 2016 Aug;25(8):784-90. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.02.008. Epub 2016 Mar 9.

Authors

Kim H Chan¹, Raymond W Sy²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
² Department of Cardiology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 27038767
DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.02.008

Abstract

Ventricular fibrillation (VF) electrical storm is a serious and life-threatening event, and is often triggered by premature ventricular complexes (PVCs). Catheter ablation of these PVC triggers have been described in a variety of clinical situations, including post-myocardial infarction (MI), patients with structurally normal heart, as well as in patients with Brugada Syndrome and Long QT Syndrome. We provide a literature review on this topic, using case examples for illustration.

Keywords: Ablation; Electrical storm; Premature ventricular complexes; Ventricular fibrillation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Brugada Syndrome / physiopathology
Brugada Syndrome / surgery
Catheter Ablation / methods*
Female
Humans
Long QT Syndrome / physiopathology
Long QT Syndrome / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
Myocardial Infarction / surgery
Ventricular Fibrillation / physiopathology*
Ventricular Fibrillation / surgery*