De novo monomorphic and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia following coronary artery bypass grafting

R R Azar; E Berns; B Seecharran; J Veronneau; N Lippman; J Kluger

De novo monomorphic and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia following coronary artery bypass grafting

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jul 1;80(1):76-8.

Authors

R R Azar¹, E Berns, B Seecharran, J Veronneau, N Lippman, J Kluger

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Hartford Hospital, and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 06102, USA.

PMID: 9205025

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.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
Electric Countershock
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Complications
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / complications
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology*
Tachycardia, Ventricular / therapy
Treatment Outcome