Coronary artery revascularization in patients with sustained ventricular arrhythmias in the chronic phase of a myocardial infarction: Effects on the electrophysiologic substrate and outcome
Coronary artery revascularization in patients with sustained ventricular arrhythmias in the chronic phase of a myocardial infarction: Effects on the electrophysiologic substrate and outcome
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DOI:
10.1016/s0735-1097(00)01133-5
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发表时间:
2001-02-01
影响因子:
24
通讯作者:
Sanz, G
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作者:
Brugada, J;Aguinaga, L;Sanz, G
OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of coronary artery revascularization in patients with ventricular arrhythmias.BACKGROUND Coronary artery revascularization is an effective treatment for myocardial ischemia; however, its effect on ventricular arrhythmias not related to an acute ischemic event has not been carefully studied.METHODS Sixty-four patients (58 men, mean age 65 +/- 8 years old) with prior myocardial infarction, spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias not related to an acute ischemic event (55 ventricular tachycardia, 9 ventricular fibrillation) and coronary lesions requiring revascularization were studied prospectively. Electrophysiological study was performed before and after revascularization, and events during follow-up were analyzed.RESULTS At initial study 61 patients were inducible into sustained ventricular arrhythmias. After revascularization, in 62 survivors, 52 out of 59 patients previously inducible were still inducible (group A), and 10 patients were noninducible (group B). No differences were found in clinical, hemodynamic, therapeutic and electrophysiological characteristics between both groups. During 32 +/- 26 months follow-up, 28/52 patients in group A (54%) and 4/10 patients in group B (40%) had arrhythmic events (p = 0.46). An ejection fraction