Combined surgical and ablative cure for localized sternal compression-induced cardiomyopathy and ventricular tachyarrhythmia

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012 Sep;144(3):e85-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.033. Epub 2012 Apr 12.

Authors

Christopher V DeSimone¹, Sandeep Sagar, Chris Moir, Samuel J Asirvatham

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

PMID: 22502968
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.033

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bundle-Branch Block / diagnosis
Bundle-Branch Block / etiology
Bundle-Branch Block / surgery*
Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis
Cardiomyopathies / etiology
Cardiomyopathies / surgery*
Catheter Ablation*
Decompression, Surgical / methods*
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
Female
Funnel Chest / complications
Funnel Chest / diagnosis
Funnel Chest / surgery*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Orthopedic Procedures*
Sternum / abnormalities
Sternum / surgery*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis
Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology
Tachycardia, Ventricular / surgery*
Treatment Outcome