Publications by authors named "Hou-Cai Zhang"

The case highlights an available method to minimize the target volume and reduce the radiation dose by using a temporary catheter, to reduce the long-term risk of radiotherapy for ventricular arrhythmias.

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We present the case of a 29-year-old man who developed ventricular tachycardia (VT) secondary to a cardiac lipoma located adjacent to the interventricular groove, which could not be fully resected. Antiarrhythmic drugs and endocardial and epicardial ablation failed to prevent VT recurrence. Finally, noninvasive stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) targeting the lipoma was performed, with a total dose of 24 Gy delivered in three fractions.

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