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Ventricular Tachycardia Surgery in 1992: Did the Automatic Defibrillator Change This Approach?

The role of ventricular tachycardia (VT) surgery has been changed since the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is available. We studied the follow‐up of 131 patients who underwent mapping guided surgery due to recurrent VT refractory to antiarrhythmic drug treatment. There were 6...

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Published in:Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 1993-01, Vol.16 (1), p.242-246
Main Authors: TRAPPE, HANS-JOACHIM, KLEIN, HELMUT, WENZLAFF, PAUL, FRANK, GUNTER, SICLARI, FRANCESCO, GOTTE, ANDREAS, LIGHTLEN, PAUL R.
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Summary:The role of ventricular tachycardia (VT) surgery has been changed since the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is available. We studied the follow‐up of 131 patients who underwent mapping guided surgery due to recurrent VT refractory to antiarrhythmic drug treatment. There were 65 patients operated upon between 1980–1985 (group I) and 66 patients between 1986–1991 (group II). Ten patients (8%) died perioperatively (< 3 weeks after surgery) [7/65 patients, 11%, in group I and 3/66 patients, 5%, in group II (P = 0.15)]. During a mean follow‐up of 41 ± 24 months, 38 of 121 patients died (31%), significantly more patients in group I (24/58 patients, 41%) than in group II (14/63 patients, 22%) (P < 0.05). In group I, there was a higher incidence of sudden (7/58 patients, 12%) or cardiac death (15/58 patients, 26%) than in group II (sudden death 4/63 patients, 6%, cardiac death 7/63 patients, 11%) (P < 0.05). There was a similar incidence of VT recurrences between group I(9/65 patients, 14%) and group II (9/66 patients, 14%). Our data show that the indication for VT surgery has changed since the ICD is available because of better patient selection.
ISSN:0147-8389
1540-8159
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8159.1993.tb01569.x