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Ventricular tachycardia following right ventricular disconnection for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
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- Atherosclerosis
- radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
- endothelium
- inflammation
- coronary artery disease (cad)
- arrhythmias
- implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD)
A 42-year-old man was admitted to hospital with palpitation and pre-syncope. Seven years previously, he had undergone surgical disconnection of the right ventricular (RV) free-wall for the treatment of refractory ventricular fibrillation secondary to arrhythmogenic RV cardiomyopathy. A CRT-D was implanted in order to deliver anti-tachycardia therapies and provide inter-ventricular resynchronisation.
A surface ECG confirmed a broad …
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