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Idiopathic ventricular premature contractions originating from the postero-lateral tricuspid annulus leading to left ventricular disfunction.

Authors :
Cismaru G
Mester P
Muresan L
Rosu R
Gusetu G
Puiu M
Pop D
Mircea PA
Zdrenghea D
Source :
International journal of clinical and experimental medicine [Int J Clin Exp Med] 2015 Mar 15; Vol. 8 (3), pp. 4690-3. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Mar 15 (Print Publication: 2015).
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

A 19-year-old patient with premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) more than 30% on 24 hours was addressed for catheter ablation. Echocardiography showed left ventricular (LV) dilation and systolic dysfunction with 37% of ejection fraction. The patient underwent investigations including cardiac magnetic resonance (MRI) with no other cause of cardiomyopathy being found. Successful ablation of the postero-lateral tricuspid annulus ectopic focus using conventional radiological guiding resulted in normalization of the LV size and contractility. No PVCs were found at follow-up. To our knowledge, this is the first report of PVCs originating in the postero-lateral tricuspid annulus resulting in LV dysfunction.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1940-5901
Volume :
8
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
International journal of clinical and experimental medicine
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
26064404