Early Repolarization Pattern and Idiopatic Sustained Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: an Infrequent Combination

Malignant early repolarization as cause of sudden death has taken on great importance in recent years. It has been described as an entity capable of producing ventricular arrhythmic events, causing from episodes of syncope to sudden cardiac death. Ventricular fibrillation is the typical arrhythmia i...

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Published inJournal of cardiac arrhythmias Vol. 34; no. 2
Main Authors Javier Pinos Vásquez, Tiago Luiz Luz Leiria, Marcelo Lapa Kruse, Gustavo Glotz de Lima
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Linceu Editorial 01.05.2021
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Early repolarization, Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, Electrocardiographic markers, J wave
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Summary:Malignant early repolarization as cause of sudden death has taken on great importance in recent years. It has been described as an entity capable of producing ventricular arrhythmic events, causing from episodes of syncope to sudden cardiac death. Ventricular fibrillation is the typical arrhythmia in these patients, with no clear relationship to date with idiopathic monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. Electrocardiographic markers related to the development of arrhythmic events in early repolarization syndrome have been described. They seem not only related to the development of ventricular fibrillation, but also to sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, as is the case described in the article.
ISSN:2674-7472