Histopathological correlation of ablation lesions guided by noncontact mapping in a patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachycardia

Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2001 Dec;24(12):1812-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01812.x.

Abstract

A patient with peripartum cardiomyopathy developed a nearly incessant nonsustained VT. Guided by a noncontact mapping system, the tachycardia was mapped to the mid-septum of the right ventricle and ablated. Despite transient success, the tachycardia recurred and the patient subsequently died of multiorgan failure. Histopathological correlation of the ablation site revealed a nontransmural lesion that may have contributed to the failure of the ablation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / pathology*
  • Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / physiopathology
  • Catheter Ablation*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Myocardium / pathology
  • Pregnancy
  • Puerperal Disorders / pathology*
  • Puerperal Disorders / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery*