Evolving patterns in the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias
Elefteriades J, Biblo L, Batsford W, Rosenfeld L, Henthorn R, Carlson M, Waldo A, Hsu J, Geha A. Evolving patterns in the surgical treatment of malignant ventricular tachyarrhythmias. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1990, 49: 94-100. PMID: 2297279, DOI: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90362-a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillatorResection groupThirty-day mortalityCoronary artery bypassMalignant ventricular tachyarrhythmiasIntractable ventricular arrhythmiasImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorAICD placementArtery bypassSurgical treatmentEndocardial resectionVentricular arrhythmiasVentricular tachyarrhythmiasAntiarrhythmic agentsSudden deathCardioverter defibrillatorResectionMortality figuresPatientsEffective interventionsGreatest overall benefitSurvivalGroupOverall benefitValuable alternative