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Ventricular tachycardia in patients without structural heart disease
K Bhadha1, F E Marchlinski, A S Iskandrian
1Philadelphia Heart Institute, Presbyterian Medical Center, PA 19104.
American Heart Journal
|November 1, 1993
Summary
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) in younger individuals without heart disease is typically benign and rarely life-threatening. Differentiating this VT from that in older patients with heart disease is crucial for appropriate management and prognosis.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Electrophysiology
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
Background:
- Ventricular tachycardia (VT) presents differently in patients with and without structural heart disease.
- VT in younger individuals without detectable heart disease is less common but has a more benign prognosis compared to VT in older patients with ischemic heart disease.