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Case Reports
. 2020 Apr-Jun;13(2):153-156.
doi: 10.4103/apc.APC_82_19. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

Incessant fascicular ventricular tachycardia in an infant with heart failure

Sudeep Verma  1 , Vejendla Gouthami  1 , Hygriv B Rao  2
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Incessant fascicular ventricular tachycardia in an infant with heart failure

Sudeep Verma et al. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2020 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

We report an eight month old infant who presented with incessant Fascicular tachycardia and heart failure which was refractory to drugs and cardioversion. Sinus rhythm was restored by radio frequency ablation and this resulted in improvement in clinical status and cardiac function. Role of catheter ablation in this situation is discussed.

Keywords: Incessant ventricular tachycardia; radiofrequency ablation; unstable hemodynamics.

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12 Lead ECG of the patient showing Fascicular VT
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Figure 2
Fluoroscopy position of catheters in shallow left oblique view (LAO) view
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Electrophysiological Tracing showing Purkinje potentials
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Sinus Rhythm after Radiofrequency Ablation
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