Carlos Lynes1 MD, Megan
Lancaster2 MD, Asad A. Aboud2 MD,
William Stevenson2 MD, Kelly Schlendorf2 MD, Travis Richardson2 MD.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Department of Medicine.
Nashville, TN
Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute. Nashville, TN
Background: We describe an unusual case of ventricular
tachycardia (VT) caused by a massive, benign cardiac tumor in an adult.
Case presentation: A 66-year-old man with history of cardiac
fibroelastoma resected at the age of 13 presented with ventricular
tachycardia (VT) storm. He initially developed VT at the age of 39,
underwent catheter ablation resulting in RBBB, and had an ICD placed.
Recently, episodes of slow VT (~ 120 bpm) terminated by
antitachycardia pacing became so frequent as to contribute to heart
failure despite treatment with dronedarone and mexiletine. He was
transferred to our center for VT ablation.