The clinical, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic features and long-term outcome of patients with Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy

Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) is a reversible cause of LV systolic dysfunction that can complicate any supraventricular or ventricular tachyarrhythmia. This study is the first to compare features of pure and impure TIC. We found that impure TIC may develop more quickly than pure TIC, as impure TIC patients have a shorter duration and more severe symptoms at presentation, which suggests that underlying structural heart disease is a risk factor in the pathogenesis of TIC.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Division of Cardiology

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Chin, Ashley

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Okreglicki, A M

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10182

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10182