Effect of left ventricular remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy on frequency of ventricular arrhythmias

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

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.045

Effect of left ventricular remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy on frequency of ventricular arrhythmias

Am J Cardiol. 2004 Jul 1;94(1):130-2. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.045.

Authors

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

Affiliation

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

PMID: 15219525
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.03.045

Abstract

We evaluated whether cardiac resynchronization therapy affects the prevalence of ventricular tachycardia in relation to reverse remodeling in patients with end-stage heart failure. Clinical, echocardiographic, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) data of 17 patients with ICDs were obtained before and after they had received an upgrade to an ICD-cardiac resynchronization therapy device.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cardiac Pacing, Artificial*
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Female
Heart Failure / therapy*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Tachycardia, Ventricular / mortality*
Ventricular Remodeling*