Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia from the left ventricular summit in congenital heart disease

  • Published:
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is one of the most prevalent cyanotic congenital heart disease (CHD). Subsequent to the introduction of surgical repair, long-term outcomes for patients with ToF have improved significantly. Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD) may be considered as an extreme form of classic ToF. Surgical repair not only corrects the haemodynamic but also creates scars that will be source for ventricular arrhythmias. Patients with tetralogy of Fallot are at risk for ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. We present the successful treatment of a 7-years-old child with history of PA-VSD treated by surgical correction and ventricular tachycardia from an unusual anatomic place in the left ventricle summit (LVS), using catheter ablation.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

Similar content being viewed by others

Referencess

  1. Kelly B, Brennan PF, Lockhart C, Spence M, Owens C, Sands A, McCrossan B, Gordon J, Briggs L. Predictors of ventricular arrhythmia identified from follow up of tetralogy of Fallot. Heart 2020;Suppl 4:A1-A43.

  2. Cohen MI, Khairy P, Zeppenfeld K, Van Hare GF, Lakkireddy DR, Triedman JK. Preventing arrhythmic death in patients with tetralogy of Fallot. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021;77:761–71.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Koppel CJ, Jongbloed M, Kies P, Hazekamp MG, Mertens BJA, Martin JS, Vliegen HW. Coronary anomalies in tetralogy of Fallot- a meta- analysis. Int J Cardiol. 2020;306:78–85.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Yamada T, McElderry HT, Doppalapudi H, Okada T, Murakami Y, Yoshida Y, et al. Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the left ventricular summit anatomic concepts relevant to ablation. Circ Arrhythmia Electrophysiol. 2010;3:616–23. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.110.939744.

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Electrocardiolgy Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez”, Juan Badiano, 1, Col. Sección XVI, C.P. 14080, Mexico City, Mexico

    Gabriela A. Bustillos-García, Alan Garcia, Angel Cueva-Parra  & Santiago Nava

Authors
  1. Gabriela A. Bustillos-García
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Alan Garcia
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Angel Cueva-Parra
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Santiago Nava
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Santiago Nava.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no competing interests.

Ethical approval

This case report satisfies the ethical requirements of the institution.

Informed consent

The mother of the patient gave her written informed consent to publish this case.

Additional information

Publisher's note

Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Bustillos-García, G.A., Garcia, A., Cueva-Parra , A. et al. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia from the left ventricular summit in congenital heart disease. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 62, 505–506 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-021-01046-3

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-021-01046-3

Keywords

Search

Navigation