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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Case report

Epicardial unipolar radiofrequency ablation for left ventricular aneurysm related ventricular arrhythmia

Authors: Yang Yu, Ming-xin Gao, Cheng-xiong Gu

Published in: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery | Issue 1/2013

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Abstract

We report a case of a 62-year-old Chinese man with typical triple-vessel lesions and apical left ventricular aneurysm accompanied with ventricular tachycardia. Off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) grafting was performed in combination with epicardial unipolar radiofrequency ablation and linear closure of left ventricular aneurysm. The patient recovered well without postoperative complications. Holter monitoring showed no recurrence of the ventricular arrhythmia and the attack frequency of arrhythmia decreased significantly. The patient has been angina-free for 25 months since the operation and shows increasing exercise tolerance. Thus, left ventricular aneurysm plication combined with epicardial unipolar radiofrequency ablation during OPCAB may be beneficial for patients with ventricular aneurysm and preoperative malignant ventricular arrhythmia.
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Metadata
Title
Epicardial unipolar radiofrequency ablation for left ventricular aneurysm related ventricular arrhythmia
Authors
Yang Yu
Ming-xin Gao
Cheng-xiong Gu
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1749-8090
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-124

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