| Ventricular tachycardia without apparent heart disease: long-term follow-up. | |
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PMID: 21419424 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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The purpose of the study was to evaluate the long-term prognosis of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients without structural heart disease (HD). METHODS: Holter monitoring, exercise test, echocardiography, right angiography, coronary angiography, and electrophysiologic study were performed in 810 patients with VT. RESULTS: Eighty patients (mean age, 45 ± 17 years) had no apparent HD. VT was reproduced at electrophysiologic study in 62 patients. Mean follow-up was 9.7 ± 7 years. Initially, 91% were treated with drugs. Defibrillator was implanted in 4, including 2 for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy diagnosed later. VT ablation was performed in 3 patients. Three patients older than 70 years died of nonarrhythmic cause. Other patients are alive without antiarrhythmic drug treatment in 50%. Three developed a dilated cardiomyopathy; and 2, atrial fibrillation. CONCLUSIONS: Invasive treatment was rarely required in patients with VT without HD. The prognosis was only dependent on the age and the pattern of electrocardiogram in VT. |
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Jean Marc Sellal; Béatrice Brembilla-Perrot; Christine Suty-Selton; Nicolas Sadoul; Olivier Huttin |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-17 |
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Title: Journal of electrocardiology Volume: - ISSN: 1532-8430 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-3-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0153605 Medline TA: J Electrocardiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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