Looking above the heart: A rare cause of ventricular tachycardia

We describe a 56‐year old man with medically refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) who was referred for catheter ablation. His examination revealed features suggestive of acromegaly. The diagnosis was confirmed by elevated levels of insulin like growth factor‐1 and the presence of a pituitary aden...

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Autores principales: Subramnaian, Muthiah, Shah, Vihang, Saggu, Daljeet Kaur, Yalagudri, Sachin, Narasimhan, Calambur
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
Materias:
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8339099/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34386144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12546
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Sumario:We describe a 56‐year old man with medically refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT) who was referred for catheter ablation. His examination revealed features suggestive of acromegaly. The diagnosis was confirmed by elevated levels of insulin like growth factor‐1 and the presence of a pituitary adenoma. Following trans‐sphenoidal surgery, there was a reduction in PVC burden and no recurrence of VT. [Image: see text]

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