The impact of syncope during clinical presentation of sustained ventricular tachycardia on total and cardiac mortality in patients with chronic Chagasic heart disease

OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of syncope during sustained ventricular tachycardia on total and cardiac mortality in patients with chronic chagasic heart disease. METHODS: We assessed 78 patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia and chronic Chagas' heart disease. The mean age was 53±10 y...

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Main Authors: Luiz Roberto Leite, Guilherme Fenelon, Ângela Tavares Paes, Angelo Amato Vincenzo de Paola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2001-11-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2001001100005