title: De novo monomorphic and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia following coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: We compared de novo monomorphic and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) occurring after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in 21 patients. Our findings support an underlying arrhythmogenic substrate for de novo monomorphic VT, whereas polymorphic VT is more likely related to transient perioperative abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 06102, USA.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Azar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Berns
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seecharran
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Veronneau
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lippman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kluger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome