Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in cardiac arrest survivors with either ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Philippine Kiès; Jeroen J Bax; Sander G Molhoek; Gabe B Bleeker; Katja Zeppenfeld; Marianne Bootsma; Lieselot van Erven; Paul Steendijk; Ernst E van der Wall; Martin J Schalij

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.029

Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in cardiac arrest survivors with either ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

Am J Cardiol. 2005 May 1;95(9):1111-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.029.

Authors

Philippine Kiès¹, Jeroen J Bax, Sander G Molhoek, Gabe B Bleeker, Katja Zeppenfeld, Marianne Bootsma, Lieselot van Erven, Paul Steendijk, Ernst E van der Wall, Martin J Schalij

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.

PMID: 15842986
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.01.029

Abstract

We evaluated whether long-term cardiac resynchronization therapy affects the inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in relation to reverse remodeling in cardiac arrest survivors with either ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Clinical, electrophysiologic, and echocardiographic data of 18 patients were obtained before and after 6 months of cardiac resynchronization.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / physiopathology
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / therapy*
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac
Female
Heart Arrest*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
Myocardial Ischemia / therapy*
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Survivors
Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis
Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology*
Ventricular Fibrillation / diagnosis
Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology*