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Management of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death

Pocket Guidelines

Publication date: 2006

Chairpersons: Douglas P. Zipes, A. John Camm

Table of Contents

I. Introduction
    A. Prophylactic ICD Recommendations Across Published Guidelines
B. Classification of Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death

II. Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Death

III. Clinical Presentations of Patients with Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death

IV. General Evaluation of Patients with Documented or Suspected Ventricular Arrhythmias
    A. Resting ECG
    B. Exercise Testing
    C. Ambulatory Electrocardiography
    D. ECG Techniques and Measurements
    E. Left Ventricular Function and Imaging
    F. Electrophysiological Testing

V. Therapies for Ventricular Arrhythmias

VI. Acute Management of Specific Arrhythmias
    A. Management of Cardiac Arrest
    B. VT Associated with Low Troponin MI
    C. Sustained Monomorphic VT
    D. Repetitive Monomorphic VT
    E. Polymorphic VT
    F. Torsades de Pointes
    G. Incessant VT

VII. Ventricular Arrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Death Related to Specific Pathology
    A. Left Ventricular Dysfunction Due to Prior MI
    B. Valvular Heart Disease
    C. Congenital Heart Disease