Incessant tachycardia in a patient with advanced heart failure and left ventricular assist device: What is the mechanism?

Abstract

We present a case of incessant wide-complex tachycardia in a patient with left-ventricular assist device, and discuss the differential diagnosis with an in-depth analysis of the intracardiac tracings during the invasive electrophysiologic study, including interpretation of the relative timing of the fascicular signals during tachycardia and in sinus rhythm, and interpretation of pacing and entrainment maneuvers.

Keywords

• Wide complex tachycardia
• Ventricular tachycardia
• Entrainment
• Bundle-branch reentry tachycardia
• Left ventricular assist device