Sustained monomorphic left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia early after aortic valve replacement

Publication

Sustained monomorphic left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia early after aortic valve replacement

Journal Paper/Review - Jan 1, 2012

Zaker-Shahrak Ruzbeh, Altmann David, Sommer Philipp, Gaspar Thomas, Schönbauer Robert, Arya Arash

Units

Kardiologie

PubMed

22641554

Citation

Zaker-Shahrak R, Altmann D, Sommer P, Gaspar T, Schönbauer R, Arya A. Sustained monomorphic left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia early after aortic valve replacement. Cardiol J 2012; 19:320-2.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (English)

Journal

Cardiol J 2012; 19

Publication Date

Jan 1, 2012

Issn Electronic

1897-5593

Pages

320-2

Brief description/objective

Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) after valve surgery is uncommon. Cases of focal VT or bundle-branch re-entry after aortic valve surgery have been reported. We present the case of a 60 year-old patient with an incessant outflow tract VT early after aortic valve replacement. We suggest the disease process affecting the valve and adjacent area, and/or the surgical procedure, might somehow relate to VT substrate adjacent to the aortic annulus.