Trans-Apical Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient With Metallic Aortic and Mitral Valves Publisher Pubmed



Bozorgi A¹ ; Sadeghian S¹ ; Mehrabi Nasab E^{1, 2}
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery Published:2024

Abstract

We present a patient with a history of heart failure and metallic aortic and mitral valves surgeries, who required ablation for a drug-refractory left ventricular tachycardia. But the metallic valves prohibited the insertion of catheters via retrograde or via trans-septal approaches. Therefore, we decided to perform catheter ablation by direct left ventricle puncture through a minithoracotomy. The arrhythmia was successfully ablated via of trans-apical approach and did not recur at six months follow-up. © 2024, The Author(s).