Accessing the inaccessible: Stereotactic radioablation of premature ventricular complexes originating in the right ventricle in a patient with a mechanical tricuspid valve

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Joseph Donnelly, Emory University; Kristin Higgins, Emory University; Joseph Souza, University of Kentucky; Michael Lloyd, Emory University
• Language: English
• Date: 2021-04-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © 2021 Heart Rhythm Society. Published by Elsevier Inc.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2021.01.008
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: HeartRhythm Case Reports
• Volume: 7
• Issue: 4
• Start Page: 229
• End Page: 231
• Keywords: Right ventricle; Ventricular tachycardia; Radiation; Ablation; Ebstein’s anomaly
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Medicine and Surgery

Abstract

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for ventricular tachycardia is a treatment option for selected patients with substrate not amenable to classic approaches. We present a case of successful SBRT in a patient with premature ventricular complex (PVC)-induced cardiomyopathy originating in the right ventricle (RV) in whom access to the RV was limited by a mechanical tricuspid valve.