Why the study?
Does surgical myocardial revascularization alone prevent recurrence of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in patients with exercise-induced ischaemia?
Population
30 patients undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass surgery characterized by ventricular tachycardia or…
Comparison
Surgical myocardial revascularization alone vs Pre-operative state
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 29 ± 29 months (range 1.6 to 86 months)
Authors
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May reduce VT/VF recurrences with revascularization in exercise-induced ischaemia; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Does surgical myocardial revascularization alone prevent recurrence of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation in patients with exercise-induced ischaemia?
Surgical myocardial revascularization alone effectively abolishes severe ventricular arrhythmias exposed by exercise-induced ischaemia, without the need for additional antiarrhythmic treatment.
Berntsen et al. (1993) studied this question.
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