Life-long tailoring of diagnosis and management of patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation-future perspectives in research

L. J. Blom; P. G. A. Volders; A. A. Wilde; R. J. Hassink

doi:10.1007/s12471-018-1123-3

Life-long tailoring of diagnosis and management of patients with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation-future perspectives in research

L. J. Blom^*, P. G. A. Volders, A. A. Wilde, R. J. Hassink

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Abstract

The diagnosis and management of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation is challenging, as it requires extensive diagnostic testing and offers few curative options due to unknown underlying disease. The resulting population is a heterogeneous group of patients with a largely unknown natural history. Structural patient characterisation, follow-up and innovations in diagnostic testing can improve our understanding of the disease mechanisms of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, detect underlying disease during follow-up and aid in therapeutic management. Recently, initiatives have been launched in the Netherlands to investigate the role of high-resolution non-invasive electrocardiographic imaging and genetic and familial screening in idiopathic ventricular fibrillation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	367-374
Number of pages	8
Journal	Netherlands Heart Journal
Volume	26
Issue number	7-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-018-1123-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2018

Keywords

Ventricular fibrillation
Cardiac electrophysiology
Sudden cardiac arrest
Cardiovascular diagnostic techniques
Early diagnosis
Genetic testing
CARDIAC-ARREST SURVIVORS
TERM-FOLLOW-UP
BRUGADA-SYNDROME
SUBSTRATE

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