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
