Brugada syndrome (BrS), characterized by the presence of coved-type ST-segment
elevation followed by T-wave inversion in the right precordial electrocardiogram (ECG) …

β-blockers is a vast group of antiarrhythmic drugs which differ in their pharmacokinetic and
chemical properties. Some of them block β-adrenergic receptors selectively while the others …

Background Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is diagnosed in patients with ventricular
fibrillation of which the origin is not identified after extensive evaluations. Recent studies …

Personalized medicine implies a tailored approach to patients that offers more effective
therapy for each individual, reduces risks and avoids unnecessary treatments or diagnostic …

Background—The Cardiac Arrest Survivors with Preserved Ejection Fraction Registry
(CASPER) enrolls patients with apparently unexplained cardiac arrest and no evident …

Despite the revolutionary advancements in the past 3 decades in the treatment of ventricular
tachyarrhythmias with device-based therapy, sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains an …

Aims This study evaluates the agreement between echocardiographic and cardiac magnetic
resonance (CMR) imaging data, and the impact a discrepancy between the two may have …

Background—Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is an inherited
arrhythmogenic disorder characterized by sudden cardiac death in children. Drug therapy is …

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounts for 230,000 to 350,000 deaths per year in the United
States. While many who suffer SCD possess underlying structural heart disease, inherited …

Long QT syndromes can be either acquired or congenital. Drugs are one of the many
etiologies that may induce acquired long QT syndrome. In fact, many drugs frequently used …