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(Chest. 1972;62:505-508.)
© 1972 American College of Chest Physicians

Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia Successfully Treated by Excision of Ventricular Aneurysm

Ashok Wardekar M.D.1; Benjamin Son M.D.2; C. Dale Gosaynie M.D.1; and Bernard Bercu M.D.3

1 Department of Medicine, Wayne County General Hospital, Eloise, Michigan
2 Clinical Instructor in Medicine, University of Michigan; Staff Cardiologist, Wayne County General Hospital
3 Professor of Medicine, University of Michigan; Director of Medicine, Wayne County General Hospital

Two patients with recurrent ventricular tachycardia unresponsive to medical therapy but successfully treated by excision of a ventricular aneurysm are described. Intractable ventricular tachycardia in the postmyocardial infarction patient should alert the physician for the presence of veutricular aneurysm. Recurring ventricular tachycardia may be cousidered a primary indication for aneurysmectomy in such cases even in the absence of congestive cardiac failure and systemic embolization.






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