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EEPVI in combination with the linear ablation at the LA roof is associated with an improved clinical outcome compared with EEPVI alone.

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Idiopathic left ventricular aneurysms and diverticula (LVA/Ds) are rare cardiac malformations that can be detected using certain imaging techniques. Although most patients with these malformations are clinically asymptomatic, some patients exhibit cardiac arrhythmias and other clinical manifestations. In electrophysiological studies, it is often difficult to establish the relationship between clinical manifestations of cardiac arrhythmias and those of LVA/Ds due to anatomical complexities. We herein report the case of a 67-year-old man who was successfully diagnosed with ventricular tachycardia originating from an idiopathic LVA that was clearly demonstrated on a three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping system integrated with CT imaging.

A 61-year-old man who was being treated with hemodialysis (HD) for end-stage renal disease presented with symptoms of severe congestive heart failure (CHF). Removing excess intravascular fluid during HD was difficult due to the patient's chronic hypotension induced by severe left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. The application of adaptive servo-ventilation (ASV) increased the patient's cardiac output and blood pressure during HD, thus resulting in the effective removal of excess intravascular fluid. Therefore, ASV may be effective for treating CHF in HD patients with LV dysfunction and chronic hypotension.