ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2020
Stereotactic Cardiac Radiation to Control Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation Storm in a Patient with Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy at Burnout Stage: Case Report.
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- The integration of electroanatomic maps into cardiac radioablation treatment planning: A systematic review.Medical physics · 2025Pooled it
- Non-invasive stereotactic arrhythmia radiotherapy for ventricular tachycardia: results of the prospective STARNL-1 trial.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2023Trial
- Stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation for refractory ventricular tachycardia: A narrative review and pooled analysis of clinical outcomes and treatment delivery approaches.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2026Review
- Myocardial fibrosis and inflammation after stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy for ventricular tachycardia associated with apical left ventricular aneurysm in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.HeartRhythm case reports · 2025Article
- Patient selection, ventricular tachycardia substrate delineation, and data transfer for stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the European Society of Cardiology and the Heart Rhythm Society.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025Article
- Radiation therapy for ventricular arrhythmias.Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology · 2024Review
- Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with recurrent ventricular tachycardias: from catheter ablation and stereotactic radiotherapy to heart transplant-a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2024Article
- Stereotactic arrhythmia radiotherapy: a case study of real-time image-guided noninvasive treatment for ventricular tachycardia.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- Case Report: Repeated Stereotactic Radiotherapy of Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia: Reasons, Feasibility, and Safety.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Two case reports.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Clinical Evidence behind Stereotactic Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia (STAR)-A Comprehensive Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Letter to the Editor: Stereotactic Cardiac Radiation to Control Ventricular Tachycardia and Fibrillation Storm in a Patient with Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy at Burnout Stage: Case Report.Journal of Korean medical science · 2020Article
- Direct Clinical Effects of Cardiac Radioablation in the Treatment of a Patient With Therapy-Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia Storm.Advances in radiation oncologyArticle
- Stereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation for Ventricular Tachycardia: Single Center First Experiences.Advances in radiation oncologyArticle
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Abstract
Stereotactic cardiac radiation for ablation (radioablation) of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia was recently introduced into clinical practice. A 76-year-old male patient with apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at burnout stage, who received defibrillator implantation for the secondary prevention of sudden arrhythmic death, was admitted for repeated defibrillator therapy. Radiofrequency catheter ablation was unsuccessful due to the induction of ventricular fibrillation (VF) and hemodynamically unstable sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT). However, intracardiac activation mapping for the induced VT revealed the earliest ventricular activation at the apical aneurysm. Radioablation was performed to control VT and VF storm refractory to antiarrhythmic drug therapy. A total of 24 Gray was radiated, divided into three fractions around the apical aneurysm. The onset of electrical modulation was instantaneous and the antiarrhythmic effect was maintained for at least 6 months without significant radiation toxicities. This case suggests that radioablation may be considered as a rescue therapy for VT and VF storm refractory to other treatment modalities.
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