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Successful Epicardial Catheter Ablation of Micro-Reentrant Ventricular Tachycardia in a 14-Year-Old Child

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The article describes successful epicardial catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia using the transpericardial approach in a 14-year-old adolescent. Conventional mapping of endocardial surface revealed criteria consistent with subpericardial localization of arrythmogenic substrate. Epicardial mapping using a transpericardial approach enabled localization and successful elimination of the ventricular tachycardia on the lateral wall of the right ventricle.

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  1. State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Rechkunovskaya 15, Novosibirsk 55, 630055, Russia

    Evgueny Pokushalov, Alex Turov, Pavel Shugayev, Sergey Artyomenko & Natalya Shirokova

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Pokushalov, E., Turov, A., Shugayev, P. et al. Successful Epicardial Catheter Ablation of Micro-Reentrant Ventricular Tachycardia in a 14-Year-Old Child. Pediatr Cardiol 30, 533–535 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-008-9379-9

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