Frequent ventricular extrasystole ablation with CARTO system in complex
congenital heart disease
Abstract
Ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and
mortality and come in a variety of forms, from single premature
ventricular complexes to sustained ventricular tachycardia and
fibrillation. Rapid developments have taken place over the past decade
in our understanding of these arrhythmias and in our ability to diagnose
and treat them. The field of catheter ablation has progressed with the
development of new methods and tools, and with the publication of large
clinical trials 1. A 48-year-old male with complex
congenital heart disease (CCHD) and reduced LVEF, with the presence of
frequent ventricular extrasystoles (VE) from the right ventricular
outflow tract (RVOT), which is why he was taken to radiofrequency
catheter ablation. The aim of the authors is to describe the technique
of ablation of VE of the RV outflow tract in complex congenital heart
disease.