Incidence, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Life-Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmias in Giant Cell Myocarditis [Original Articles]

Conclusions—
In giant cell myocarditis, the risk of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias exceeds 50% at 5 years from admission, being related to the presenting clinical manifestation and markers of myocardial injury and scarring.

Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - December 1, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ekstrom, K., Lehtonen, J., Kandolin, R., Raisanen-Sokolowski, A., Salmenkivi, K., Kupari, M. Tags: Sudden Cardiac Death, Primary Prevention, Inflammatory Heart Disease Original Articles Source Type: research