Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia of the aortic cusps: Review of the topic apropos of a case

Authors

  • Marleny Cruz Cardentey
  • Jesús A. Castro Hevia
  • Liliete Caraballoso García
  • Frank Martínez López

Abstract

Ventricular tachycardia of the aortic cusps is an idiopathic and infrequent tachycardia. Its arrhythmogenic mechanism is the activity triggered by late post-depolarizations. It predominates in young people and its course is generally benign. The radiofrequency ablation is an effective and safe procedure, reserved for patients with failure to antiarrhythmic drugs. We present a 24-year-old male patient, without structural heart disease and very frequent episodes of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. A successful radiofrequency ablation of the arrhythmic focus located on the right coronary cusp was performed.

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2018-01-13

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Cruz Cardentey M, Castro Hevia JA, Caraballoso García L, Martínez López F. Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia of the aortic cusps: Review of the topic apropos of a case. CorSalud [Internet]. 2018 Jan. 13 [cited 2025 Jul. 3];10(1):80-8. Available from: https://revcorsalud.sld.cu/index.php/cors/article/view/296

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018)

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