Carbon dioxide insufflation to facilitate epicardial access in ECMO-supported ventricular tachycardia ablation

Tetsuro Takase; Kouki Yoshikawa; Tasuku Morimoto; Kent Kamiya; Yoshio Furukawa

doi:10.1002/joa3.13188

Carbon dioxide insufflation to facilitate epicardial access in ECMO-supported ventricular tachycardia ablation

J Arrhythm. 2024 Nov 21;41(1):e13188. doi: 10.1002/joa3.13188. eCollection 2025 Feb.

Authors

Tetsuro Takase¹, Kouki Yoshikawa², Tasuku Morimoto², Kent Kamiya², Yoshio Furukawa¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology Ichinomiya Nishi Hospital Aichi Japan.
² Department of Clinical Engineering Ichinomiya Nishi Hospital Aichi Japan.

Abstract

Carbon dioxide injection through coronary vein puncture can greatly reduce complications from epicardial access. We reported a case of ventricular tachycardia that was successfully ablated by this procedure under ECMO support.

Keywords: CO2 insufflation; ECMO; epicardial ablation; epicardial access; ventricular tachycardia.