Abolition of Intractable Ventricular Tachycardia by Coronary Stenting

¹Cardiology Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, Cardiothrombosis Research Laboratory (LR12SP16), University of Monastir, Tunisia.

Corresponding Author: Majed Hassine, Cardiology Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital 5000 Monastir, Tunisia,
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Received Date:   27 Jun 2016   
Accepted Date:  08 Aug 2016   
Published Date: 15 Aug 2016

Copyright © 2016 Hassine M

Citation: Hassine M, Boussaada M, Kahla SB, Dridi Z, et al. (2016). Abolition of Intractable Ventricular Tachycardia by Coronary Stenting. Mathews J Cardiol. 1(1): 004.

ABSTRACT

Acute myocardial ischemia can cause ventricular tachycardia in patients with structurally normal heart. We are reporting a 64 year old male with an old history of anterior myocardial infarction who was admitted with intractable ventricular tachycardia that was controlled only after balloon angioplasty of a right coronary artery lesion and which recurred four months later concomitantly with restenosis. No recurrence of ventricular tachycardia was observed up to seven years after coronary stenting. The role of an appropriate myocardial revascularization in the electrical stability after myocardial infarction is emphasized.

KEYWORDS

Ventricular Tachycardia; Ischemia; Angioplasty; Restenosis; Stents.