Strategies in the Surgical Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias An 8-year Experience
GEHA A, ELEFTERIADES J, HSU J, BIBLO L, HOCH D, BATSFORD W, ROSENFELD L, CARLSON M, JOHNSON N, WALDO A. Strategies in the Surgical Treatment of Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmias An 8-year Experience. Annals Of Surgery 1992, 216: 309-317. PMID: 1417180, PMCID: PMC1242614, DOI: 10.1097/00000658-199209000-00010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutomatic implantable cardioverter defibrillatorSubendocardial resectionVentricular tachycardiaSurgical treatmentLV aneurysmSudden deathThirty-day mortality rateSevere LV dysfunctionCongestive heart failureRecurrent ventricular tachycardiaSignificant myocardial ischemiaLong-term survivorsMalignant ventricular arrhythmiasMalignant ventricular tachyarrhythmiasCent of survivorsImplantable cardioverter defibrillatorLong-term survivalActuarial survivalAntiarrhythmic medicationsLate deathsComparable patientsLV dysfunctionConsecutive patientsHeart failureVentricular arrhythmias