Entrance site of the slow conduction zone of verapamil-sensitive idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia: evidence supporting macroreentry in the Purkinje system

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 1998 Feb;9(2):184-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00898.x.

Abstract

The entrance site of the slow conduction zone was identified by entrainment study in an 18 year-old woman with verapamil-sensitive idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia. Radiofrequency catheter ablation at this site eliminated the tachycardia. The entrance site was at a mid-septal location and was more than 2 cm away from the exit site. Electrophysiologic findings suggested macroreentry in the Purkinje system as the mechanism of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Calcium Channel Blockers / pharmacology*
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electrophysiology
  • Female
  • Heart Conduction System / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Purkinje Fibers / drug effects*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy
  • Verapamil / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Calcium Channel Blockers
  • Verapamil