Life-long tailoring of diagnosis and management of patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation—future perspectives in research

The diagnosis and management of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation is challenging, as it requires extensive diagnostic testing and offers few curative options due to unknown underlying disease. The resulting population is a heterogeneous group of patients with a largely unknown natural history. Str...

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Published inNetherlands heart journal Vol. 26; no. 7-8; pp. 367 - 374
Main Authors Blom, L. J., Volders, P. G. A., Wilde, A. A., Hassink, R. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Houten Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 01.08.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Biopsy
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Coronary vessels
Diagnostic tests
Electrocardiography
Genes
Genetic testing
Medical diagnosis
Medical Education
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mutation
Patients
Point of View
Ultrasonic imaging
Netherlands
Sudden cardiac arrest
Early diagnosis
Cardiovascular diagnostic techniques
Genetic testing
Cardiac electrophysiology
Ventricular fibrillation
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Summary:The diagnosis and management of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation is challenging, as it requires extensive diagnostic testing and offers few curative options due to unknown underlying disease. The resulting population is a heterogeneous group of patients with a largely unknown natural history. Structural patient characterisation, follow-up and innovations in diagnostic testing can improve our understanding of the disease mechanisms of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, detect underlying disease during follow-up and aid in therapeutic management. Recently, initiatives have been launched in the Netherlands to investigate the role of high-resolution non-invasive electrocardiographic imaging and genetic and familial screening in idiopathic ventricular fibrillation.
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ISSN:1568-5888
1876-6250
DOI:10.1007/s12471-018-1123-3