Management of ventricular tachycardia in patients with clinically normal hearts. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The majority of patients who present with ventricular tachycardia have underlying structural heart disease. However, there has been increasing appreciation of the existence of multiple forms of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia with distinct features and unique mechanisms. The most common form of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia originates from the right ventricular outflow tract, is characterized by sensitivity to adenosine, and appears to be due to cyclic AMP-mediated triggered activity. Other forms of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia include intrafascicular left ventricular tachycardia, due to reentry, which is sensitive to verapamil, and automatic, propranolol-sensitive ventricular tachycardia.

publication date

  • November 1, 2000

Research

keywords

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Electrocardiography
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0034320207

PubMed ID

  • 11060578

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 2

issue

  • 6