Prognostic significance of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia after revascularization
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Cause of Death
Myocardial Revascularization
Tachycardia, Ventricular
abstract
Patients with nonsustained VT during the early postrevascularization period who have inducible VT have a high incidence of arrhythmic events. Although this study was not designed to assess the impact of ICD placement on the total mortality of inducible patients, the finding that one third of these patients received appropriate ICD therapy suggests that the device may have a protective effect in these patients.
