Song et al identified prognostic factors for pediatric patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT). These can help to identify a patient who may benefit from more aggressive management. The authors are from Seoul National University Children's Hospital.
Unfavorable outcomes were cardiac arrest or death
Parameter
Favorable
Unfavorable
age of onset
onset during infancy
pattern
monomorphic
polymorphic
duration
sustained
ablation (surgical or transcatheter)
achieved
group
CPVT, CMP-VT
where:
• CPVT: catecholaminergic polymorphic VT
• CMP-VT: cardiomyopathy-associated VT
Accurate diagnosis of the type and appropriate therapy may lead to an improved outcome.
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