Analysis of posterior mitral annular activation during entrainment and catheter ablation of mitral isthmus ventricular tachycardia using a coronary sinus catheter

J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2000 Jun;4(2):427-34. doi: 10.1023/a:1009862702673.

Abstract

A detailed analysis of the ventricular activation along the posterior aspect of the mitral annulus was made using a multipolar catheter positioned in the coronary sinus in a patient with mitral isthmus ventricular tachycardia (VT) associated with a remote inferior myocardial infarction and prior cryosurgical ablation for the elimination of a different preexisting VT. A change in the timing and sequence of the ventricular activation along the isthmus could be observed during induction of the VT and entrainment pacing. A radiofrequency (RF) current application directed at the posterolateral region of the isthmus successfully eliminated this tachycardia. During the RF delivery, complete conduction block was confirmed by a sudden change in the activation sequence during sinus rhythm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Catheter Ablation / methods*
  • Cryosurgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve
  • Myocardial Infarction / complications*
  • Reoperation
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery*