Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 25 Sayı: 5 Sayfa Aralığı: 313 - 322 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759 İndeks Tarihi: 02-02-2022

Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience

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Objective: Pediatric ventricular tachycardias (VTs) have heterogeneous etiology and different clinical features. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical spectrum and long-term course of pediatric sustained VTs. Methods: Patients diagnosed as having sustained VT between 2010 and 2020 were evaluated retrospectively. Results: A total of 129 patients with VT were evaluated; 74 patients were male, and the median age was 12.5 years (0.25–18 years). Patients were grouped as having idiopathic VT (IVT) [n=85 (65.9%)], cardiomyopathy-associated VT (CMP-VT) [n=24 (18.6%)], catecholaminergic polymorphic VT [n=17 (13.2%)], and myocarditis-associated VT [n=3, (2.3%)]. Palpitations (n=61) and syncope (n=24) were the most common symptoms. VT originated from the right ventricle in 53.6% of the patients. Half of the patients underwent electrophysiological study, 64 patients received radiofrequency ablation therapy, and 29 patients had implantable cardiac defibrillators. During the follow-up, 70.4% of all patients had complete resolution, whereas 19 patients had a partial resolution and 23 patients (19.5%) had stable disease. Monomorphic VTs and VTs with left bundle bunch block were more thriving controlled (p=0.02 vs. p=0.04). In terms of long-term results, no statistical difference was found among the VT groups (p=0.39). Deaths were observed only in IVT (n=1) and CMP-VT (n=8) groups (p<0.001), and the overall mortality rate of pediatric sustained VT was observed at 6.9% in this study. Conclusion: VTs, which can cause sudden cardiac arrest, are potentially life-threatening arrhythmias. Identifying the heterogeneity of this VT and its peculiar characteristics would facilitate appropriate diagnosis and therapy.
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APA Sevinc Sengul F, Kafali H, Guzeltas A, Ergul Y (2021). Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. , 313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
Chicago Sevinc Sengul Fatma,Kafali Hasan Candas,Guzeltas Alper,Ergul Yakup Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. (2021): 313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
MLA Sevinc Sengul Fatma,Kafali Hasan Candas,Guzeltas Alper,Ergul Yakup Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. , 2021, ss.313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
AMA Sevinc Sengul F,Kafali H,Guzeltas A,Ergul Y Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. . 2021; 313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
Vancouver Sevinc Sengul F,Kafali H,Guzeltas A,Ergul Y Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. . 2021; 313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
IEEE Sevinc Sengul F,Kafali H,Guzeltas A,Ergul Y "Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience." , ss.313 - 322, 2021. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
ISNAD Sevinc Sengul, Fatma vd. "Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience". (2021), 313-322. https://doi.org/10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
APA Sevinc Sengul F, Kafali H, Guzeltas A, Ergul Y (2021). Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 25(5), 313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
Chicago Sevinc Sengul Fatma,Kafali Hasan Candas,Guzeltas Alper,Ergul Yakup Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 25, no.5 (2021): 313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
MLA Sevinc Sengul Fatma,Kafali Hasan Candas,Guzeltas Alper,Ergul Yakup Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, vol.25, no.5, 2021, ss.313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
AMA Sevinc Sengul F,Kafali H,Guzeltas A,Ergul Y Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology. 2021; 25(5): 313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
Vancouver Sevinc Sengul F,Kafali H,Guzeltas A,Ergul Y Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience. The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology. 2021; 25(5): 313 - 322. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
IEEE Sevinc Sengul F,Kafali H,Guzeltas A,Ergul Y "Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience." The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, 25, ss.313 - 322, 2021. 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759
ISNAD Sevinc Sengul, Fatma vd. "Clinical spectrum and long-term course of sustained ventricular tachycardia in pediatric patients: 10 years of experience". The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology 25/5 (2021), 313-322. https://doi.org/10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2020.95759