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SUBMITTER: Batul SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5497814 | biostudies-literature | 2017
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Batul Syeda Atiqa SA Olshansky Brian B Fisher John D JD Gopinathannair Rakesh R
F1000Research 20170629
Ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, particularly in those with structural heart disease, inherited cardiomyopathies, and channelopathies. The goals of ventricular arrhythmia management include symptom relief, improving quality of life, reducing implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks, preventing deterioration of left ventricular function, reducing risk of arrhythmic death, and potentially improving overall survival. Guideline-directed m ...[more]