Mechanisms and Clinical Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias following Blunt Chest Trauma

Table 1

Ventricular tachycardia long after BCI case findings.

Case	Age/gender	Symptoms	Time from BCI to Tx	SHD	VT morph and SOO	Tx	Success	Follow-up
(1) Mera et al., 1998 [19]	36 M	Palpitations; Syncope	“Several months”	N	LB, inferior axis; RVOT	CA	Y	24 months
(2) Martínez et al., 2003 [20]	24 F	Palpitations	20 years	Y	RBBB; 205 bpm; LV apex	Aneurysm resection	Y	12 months
(3) Schaer et al., 2007 [16]	33 M	Palpitations	22 months	Y	LB, superior axis; 300 bpm; RV free wall	ICD	—	24 months; NSVT only
(4) Horduna et al., 2011 [21]	10 M	Palpitations	3 years	N	RB, superior axis; 110 bpm; LV anterolateral PM	CA	Y	9 months
(5) Michowitz et al., 2012 [14]	59 M	ICD therapy	20 years	Y	LB, inferior axis; 130 bpm; RV free wall	CA	Y	6 months
(6) Casado-Arroyo et al., 2012 [22]	62 M	Palpitations; Dizziness	2 years	Y	RB, superior axis; 160 bpm; LV lateral wall	SA	Y	12 months
(7) Shakil et al., 2012 [13]	33 M	Palpitations	6 months	Y	LBBB; RV free wall	SA	Y	8 months

M, male; F, female; BCI, blunt chest injury; VT, ventricular tachycardia; Tx, treatment; SOO, site of origin; CA, catheter ablation; SA, surgical ablation; NSVT, nonsustained ventricular tachycardia; LB, left bundle; RB, right bundle; ICD, internal cardioverter-defibrillator.