Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on inducibility of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in cardiac arrest survivors with either ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
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.
Kiès
Philippine
P
Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Bax
Jeroen J
JJ
Molhoek
Sander G
SG
Bleeker
Gabe B
GB
Zeppenfeld
Katja
K
Bootsma
Marianne
M
van Erven
Lieselot
L
Steendijk
Paul
P
van der Wall
Ernst E
EE
Schalij
Martin J
MJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017741:Survivors; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*