Native heart ventricular tachycardia in a heterotropic heart transplant

A 24-year-old woman was admitted with a 24 h history of palpitations and breathlessness. She had no previous history of chest pain, dizziness or syncope. She had previously undergone a heterotropic heart transplant 14 years ago owing to cardiac failure related to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. A physical examination demonstrated a pulse of 160 bpm with prominent A …