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Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy As a Chronic Heart Failure Model in Swine
Published on: February 17, 2018
Ventricular tachycardia reveals cardiac infiltration due to mediastinal lymphoma
Vincent Algalarrondo1, Srimanta C Misra, Soumia L Bennani
1Thoracic Department, Antoine Béclère Hospital, Clamart, France. vincent.algalarrondo@abc.aphp.fr
Abstract:
A 61-year-old man was referred to us for palpitations and ventricular tachycardia. After being treated by chemotherapy for a mediastinum lymphoplasmocytic lymphoma, a ventricular tachycardia (VT) occurred. It was well tolerated. Several imaging techniques showed that this VT was related to a tumoural infiltration of the anterior part of the right ventricle by the lymphoma. Ventricular arrhythmias were controlled under antiarrhythmic drugs and chemotherapy was continued, with close cardiac follow-up. Complete remission was reached with restoration of a normal right ventricular function and resolution of the ventricular arrhythmias.
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