Mechanism of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in systemic sclerosis

Three patients with advanced systemic sclerosis and recurrent or incessant monomorphic ventricular tachycardia underwent cardiac electrophysiologic studies. Biventricular transcatheter mapping showed findings most compatible with a reentrant mechanism, which was effectively treated with transcathete...

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Published inThe American journal of cardiology Vol. 83; no. 4; pp. 633 - 636
Main Authors Rankin, Andrew C, Osswald, Stefan, McGovern, Brian A, Ruskin, Jeremy N, Garan, Hasan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15.02.1999
Elsevier
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease
Electrocardiography
Heart Conduction System - physiopathology
Humans
Medical sciences
Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis
Scleroderma, Systemic - complications
Tachycardia, Ventricular - complications
Tachycardia, Ventricular - physiopathology
Tachycardia, Ventricular - therapy
Human
Immunopathology
Connective tissue disease
Skin disease
Arrhythmia
Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular disease
Autoimmune disease
Exploration
Ventricular tachycardia
Excitability disorder
Mechanism
Case study
Electrodiagnosis
Heart disease
Systemic disease
Complication
Scleroderma
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Summary:Three patients with advanced systemic sclerosis and recurrent or incessant monomorphic ventricular tachycardia underwent cardiac electrophysiologic studies. Biventricular transcatheter mapping showed findings most compatible with a reentrant mechanism, which was effectively treated with transcatheter ablation.
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ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00935-7