Induction of left ventricular fascicular tachycardia with transesophageal pacing in a toddler

Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 May-Jun;5(3):312-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2009.00348.x.

Abstract

J.V. is a 3(1/2)-year-old patient with left ventricular fascicular ventricular tachycardia that had been well controlled on verapamil for 3 years. He was taken for a transesophageal electrophysiology study prior to discontinuing medication in an attempt to induce his tachycardia. We report the use of transesophageal electrophysiology study as a noninvasive method to induce left ventricular fascicular ventricular tachycardia in a toddler.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Child, Preschool
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac*
  • Heart Ventricles / drug effects
  • Heart Ventricles / physiopathology*
  • Heart Ventricles / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / drug therapy
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Verapamil / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Verapamil