Abstract
The natural history of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, asymptomatic nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, and negative electrophysiologic studies was assessed in a retrospective analysis of 55 consecutive patients. The results suggest that the prognosis for arrhythmic death in these patients is not necessarily benign.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Analysis of Variance
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Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / methods*
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Cardiomyopathies / complications*
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Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
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Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
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Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
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Electrocardiography / methods*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Myocardial Ischemia / complications*
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Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*
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Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Prognosis
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Proportional Hazards Models
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Survival Analysis
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Tachycardia, Ventricular / classification
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Tachycardia, Ventricular / complications*
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Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
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Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
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Time Factors
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Ventricular Function, Left