Ventricular arrhythmias in patients with newly diagnosed nonischemic cardiomyopathy: Insights from the PROLONG study

ConclusionsPatients with newly diagnosed NICM and LVEF ≤35% show an elevated risk of ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation during initiation and optimization of heart failure therapy. To prevent sudden cardiac death, WCD should be considered in patients with newly diagnosed NICM with severely reduced LVEF.

Source: Clinical Cardiology - February 1, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: David Duncker, Thorben K önig, Stephan Hohmann, Johann Bauersachs, Christian Veltmann Tags: CLINICAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research