Ventricular Arrhythmias

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Ventricular arrhythmia encompasses a wide spectrum of abnormal cardiac rhythms, from single premature ventricular complexes to sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT), polymorphic VT and ventricular fibrillation. Sustained ventricular arrhythmias are the most common cause of sudden cardiac death.

People with VT and structural heart disease are often managed with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. Pharmacological therapy for VT has limited efficacy and is associated with a high incidence of adverse effects. Radiofrequency catheter ablation is useful for controlling recurrent episodes of monomorphic VT; however, research is needed to define the role of catheter ablation in the treatment of other ventricular arrhythmias.

Articles

DeEP Mapping: Elucidating the Functional VT Substrate

Published:

24 December 2020

Citation:

Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review 2020;9(4):211–8.

Impact of Electrode Design on Substrate Mapping

Published:

05 November 2020

Citation:

Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review 2020;9(3):128–35.

Sudden Cardiac Death in Chagas Disease

Published:

30 November 2020

Citation:

Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review 2020;9(4):175–81.

Multimodality Imaging to Guide Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation

Published:

11 February 2020

Citation:

Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review 2019;8(4):255–64.