Outcome of men with ischemic cardiomyopathy, asymptomatic nonsustained ventricular tachycardia, and negative electrophysiologic studies

Am J Cardiol. 2000 Jan 1;85(1):119-21, A9. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00622-0.

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.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Cardiac Pacing, Artificial / methods*
  • Cardiomyopathies / complications*
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
  • Cardiomyopathies / physiopathology
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Electrocardiography / methods*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Ischemia / complications*
  • Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*
  • Myocardial Ischemia / physiopathology
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Prognosis
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Survival Analysis
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / classification
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / complications*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / diagnosis*
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / physiopathology
  • Time Factors
  • Ventricular Function, Left