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TEJERA-JURADO, Luis Carlos et al. Case report: Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia from the aortic sinus cusp. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2009, vol.79, n.3, pp.212-218. ISSN 1665-1731.

Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia is identified in 10% of the patients presenting with ventricular tachycardia, and they consist of various subtypes that can originate from different areas, including the aortic cusps which represent 0.7% of the total. Electrocardiographically, these ventricular tachycardias display a left bundle branch block pattern and inferior axis, and although rare, should be considered in the differential diagnosis with tachycardias originating from the septal region of the right ventricular outflow tract, which comprise 80% of the idiopathic ventricular tachycardias. Despite the vicinity of the left coronary artery ostium, radiofrequency catheter ablation can be curative in more than 90% of cases with a low risk (<1% of serious complication). Therefore, it must be considered first-line therapy in patients who have failed orare intolerant to therapy with antiarrhythmic agents. The aim of this article is to describe the first case reported in Mexico of a successful ablation idiopathic ventricular tachycardia from the aortic sinus cusp in a patient with incessant ventricular tachycardia.

Palavras-chave : Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; Aortic sinus cusps; Left bundle branch block; Right ventricular outflow tract; Radiofrequency catheter ablation.