Rescue procedure for an electrical storm using robotic non-invasive cardiac radio-ablation

Raphaël Jumeau; Mahmut Ozsahin; Juerg Schwitter; Véronique Vallet; Frédéric Duclos; Michele Zeverino; Raphaël Moeckli; Etienne Pruvot; Jean Bourhis

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2018.04.025

Rescue procedure for an electrical storm using robotic non-invasive cardiac radio-ablation

Radiother Oncol. 2018 Aug;128(2):189-191. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2018.04.025. Epub 2018 May 9.

Authors

Raphaël Jumeau¹, Mahmut Ozsahin¹, Juerg Schwitter², Véronique Vallet³, Frédéric Duclos¹, Michele Zeverino³, Raphaël Moeckli³, Etienne Pruvot⁴, Jean Bourhis¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
² Heart and Vessel Department, Service of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
³ Institute of Radiation Physics, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
⁴ Heart and Vessel Department, Service of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address: etienne.pruvot@chuv.ch.

PMID: 29753550
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2018.04.025

Abstract

Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) is an emerging non-invasive treatment in the management of ventricular tachycardia (VT). We report here an intensive care patient suffering from an electrical storm due to incessant VT, unresponsive to catheter ablation and anti-arrhythmic drugs, showing an immediate and durable response to electrophysiology-guided cardiac SBRT.

Keywords: Cardiac arrhythmia; Electrical storm; SBRT; Ventricular tachycardia.

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Brachytherapy / methods*
Humans
Male
Robotic Surgical Procedures / methods*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / radiotherapy*
Treatment Outcome