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Introduction Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the third leading cause of death in industrialized countries. It has a high mortality rate, with survival at hospital discharge of 2–10%. In 90% of cases, the cause of cardiac arrest is attributable to an acute coronary event, cardiomyopathy, or primary rhythm disorders. Our…

Introduction Commotio cordis (CC) is defined as sudden cardiac arrest due to blunt trauma to the left chest area directly over the heart in absence of underlying structural heart disease. Implanted defibrillator in CC offer no benefit in preventing future similar episodes. Clinical case We present the case of…

The left ventricular summit (LVS) is a triangular area located in the most superior portion of the left epicardial ventricular region. The approach to the LVS can be performed through the surrounding structures as there is rich coronary arterial and venous vasculature within the confines of the LVS. The…

BACKGROUND In patients with monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT), structural heart disease (SHD), and preserved or mildly reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), catheter ablation (CA) can be considered an alternative or a complementary therapy to an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). To date, limited data are available on how patients…

Background It is known that QT and QTc interval prolongation can cause life-long malignant arrhythmias. Even severe alterations in serum electrolytes, although reversible, can in some subjects unmask some mutations present in heterozygosis and therefore generally well tolerated. However, it is not possible to associate any mutation with a…

INTRODUCTION: Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC) refers to a broad spectrum of phenotypes caused by different genotypes, with in common a high susceptibility to life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (VAs). Sudden cardiac death may occur even among ICD recipients in case of refractory electrical storm (ES) and/or end of treatment (EOT) condition (exhaustion…

A 74-year-old woman with a history of hypertension, diabetes, and ischemic heart disease was admitted to the hospital following the acute onset of palpitations and dizziness. She had an ICD implanted 5 years earlier for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death due to ischemic cardiomyopathy with reduced left ventricular…

Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is the most typical form of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias. Although known to be benign, high-burden PVC cause changes in myocardial structure and even severe heart failure. For this reason, catheter ablation (CA) is recommended.CA is performed at the earliest local activation time (LAT) positions.The novel OT…