title: Which ventricular tachycardia is dangerous?
abstract: The treatment of ventricular arrhythmias remains a major challenge in cardiology. Several very helpful pieces of information can be obtained from the clinical history. The left ventricular function and the hemodynamic effects of a ventricular tachycardia are the two main factors affecting survival. Therefore, if a patient with sustained ventricular tachycardia presents with syncope or cardiac arrest, or if his functional class for dyspnea is III-IV (NYHA classification), he is a candidate for an implantable defibrillator while otherwise medical therapy is advised.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gursoy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brugada
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brugada
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brugada
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Andries
mesh_terms: D003663:Decision Trees; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013575:Syncope / Q000150:complications; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*