Significance of accelerated idioventricular rhythm in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.

Abstract

Holter monitoring was performed in 202 patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, which revealed accelerated idioventricular rhythm in 16 patients (8%) and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in 70 patients (35%). During 32 +/- 15-month prospective follow-up, no significant difference was observed for major arrhythmic events and transplant-free survival between patients with and without accelerated idioventricular rhythm, whereas patients with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia had a significantly higher incidence of major arrhythmic events and a lower transplant-free survival rate.

• Authors: W Grimm, J Hoffmann, V Menz, C Schmidt, H H Müller, B Maisch
• Journal: The American journal of cardiology (Am J Cardiol) Vol. 85 Issue 7 Pg. 899-904, A10 (Apr 01 2000) ISSN: 0002-9149 [Print] United States
• PMID: 10758938 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Accelerated Idioventricular Rhythm (diagnosis, etiology, physiopathology)
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Cardiomyopathy, Dilated (complications, diagnosis, physiopathology)
• Echocardiography
• Electrocardiography, Ambulatory
• Female
• Heart Rate
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Prognosis
• Prospective Studies
• Radionuclide Ventriculography
• Stroke Volume