Abstract | OBJECTIVE: SETTING: University Hospital. PATIENTS: INTERVENTIONS: Programmed electrical stimulation to determine inducibility, followed by serial drug treatment. Assessment of pre-arrest physical activity and mental stress status by interview, followed by beta blockade. Cardioverter- defibrillator implantation in non-inducible patients not showing significant arrest related sympathetic excitation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: RESULTS: Five patients were managed with serial drug treatment and four with beta blockade. In one patient a defibrillator was implanted. During a median follow up of 2.8 years (range 6 to 112 months) no patient died or experienced defibrillator shocks. One patient had a recurrence of a well tolerated ventricular tachycardia on disopyramide. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | H J Crijns, A C Wiesfeld, J L Posma, K I Lie |
Journal | British heart journal
(Br Heart J)
Vol. 74
Issue 4
Pg. 408-12
(Oct 1995)
ISSN: 0007-0769 [Print] England |
PMID | 7488456
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Disopyramide
- Flecainide
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Topics |
- Adult
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Clinical Protocols
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Disopyramide
(therapeutic use)
- Electric Stimulation
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Flecainide
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Physical Exertion
- Stress, Psychological
- Ventricular Fibrillation
(drug therapy, etiology, therapy)
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