fQRS as a marker of granulomatous disease in patients presenting with ventricular tachycardia and normal left ventricular ejection fraction

fQRS as a marker of granulomatous disease in patients presenting with ventricular tachycardia and normal left ventricular ejection fraction

Background: Granulomatous myocarditis may present with sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (SMVT) in the presence of normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and could be mistaken for idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (IVT). The use of cardiac imaging for diagnosis can be limited...

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Main Authors: Henri Roukoz, Mandar Shah, Lawrence Jesuraj Masilamani, Ajit Thachil, Prem K. Jayakumar, David G. Benditt, Calambur Narasimhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Fragmented QRS
Granulomatous myocarditis
Cardiac sarcoidosis
Cardiac tuberculosis
Ventricular tachycardia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483215000796

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