Catheter ablation of premature ventricular contractions originating from kissing papillary muscles

Takumi Yamada; Krittapoom Akrawinthawong

doi:10.1002/ccr3.4955

Catheter ablation of premature ventricular contractions originating from kissing papillary muscles

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Oct 18;9(10):e04955. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4955. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Authors

Takumi Yamada¹, Krittapoom Akrawinthawong²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiovascular Division University of Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota USA.
² Prairie Heart Institute Carbondale Illinois USA.

Abstract

Very thick left ventricular papillary muscles (PAMs) may kiss each other and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) can originate from the sides of the PAMs facing each other. In such a setting, mapping of those PVCs is confusing and rendering catheter ablation challenging.

Keywords: catheter ablation; papillary muscle; premature ventricular contraction.