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Risk calculators and risk factors for Ventricular tachycardia echocardiography |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Ganti M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Echocardiography can be performed in the patient with ventricular tachycardia to rule out structural abnormalities such as a right ventricular cardiomyopathy and silent ischemia on stress testing. Coronary arteriography is often performed in the patient with ventricular tachycardia to rule out obstructive coronary artery disease.
Echocardiography
Echocardiography is an available and helpful modality for diagnosis the underlying causes of ventricular tachycardia. Findings on an echocardiography include:
- Global and regional myocardial function
- Assessment of valvular structural and functional disease
- Evaluation of congenital heart disease
- Determination of Cardiomyopathy, heart failure, prior MI
- LVEF evaluation as the strong predictor of SCD and mortality
- There is no difference between modalities (echocardiography, radionuclide angiography, contrast angiograms) for evaluation of LVEF and determining the ICD implantation.[1]
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| "1. Echocardiography is recommended in patients with ventricular arrhythmias who are suspected of having structural heart disease. (Level of Evidence B)" |
References
- ↑ Gula, Lorne J.; Klein, George J.; Hellkamp, Anne S.; Massel, David; Krahn, Andrew D.; Skanes, Allan C.; Yee, Raymond; Anderson, Jill; Johnson, George W.; Poole, Jeanne E.; Mark, Daniel B.; Lee, Kerry L.; Bardy, Gust H. (2008). "Ejection fraction assessment and survival: An analysis of the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT)". American Heart Journal. 156 (6): 1196–1200. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2008.08.007. ISSN 0002-8703.