Electrophysiologic testing in patients at high risk for sudden cardiac death. I. nonsustained ventricular tachycardia and abnormal ventricular function

Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, although usually asymptomatic, is associated with a high risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with depressed left ventricular function. To test the vulnerability of such patients to symptomatic and potentially life-threatening arrhythmias, complete electroph...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1985-07, Vol.6 (1), p.31-39
Main Authors: Spielman, Scott R., Greenspan, Allan M., Kay, Harold R., Discigil, Kathy F., Webb, Charles R., Sokoloff, Neil M., Rae, Alan P., Morganroth, Joel, Horowitz, Leonard N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac dysrhythmias
Cardiology. Vascular system
Electric Stimulation
Electrophysiology - methods
Female
Heart
Heart Diseases - mortality
Heart Diseases - physiopathology
Heart Function Tests
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Risk
Tachycardia - mortality
Tachycardia - physiopathology
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Summary:Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, although usually asymptomatic, is associated with a high risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with depressed left ventricular function. To test the vulnerability of such patients to symptomatic and potentially life-threatening arrhythmias, complete electrophysiologic studies were performed in 58 patients with clinically documented non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (≥three complexes but
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(85)80248-5