Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Premature Complexes

Frequent ventricular premature complexes (VPC) can result in left ventricular dysfunction. Several case reports have found this association and reversal with radiofrequency ablation [1-4]. Other peculiar problems reported to be due to VPCs and relieved by radiofrequency ablation include intermittent claudication [5], chronic cough with cough syncope [6,7] and dysphagia [8], mostly by the same group of authors. An interesting case in which radiofrequency catheter ablation of VPCs resulted in improvement of left ventricular function in a non-responder to cardiac resynchronization therapy has also been reported [9].