Cardiology Introduction Ventricular tachycardia (VT) represents a complex and potentially lethal spectrum of cardiac arrhythmias that remains a formidable challenge in contemporary cardiovascular medicine. As…

…syndrome [LQTS] and early repolarization syndrome. These conditions have an underlying genetic basis and may precipitate lethal arrhythmias. Long QT syndrome was identified several decades…

…pulseless electrical activity (PEA). These are highly lethal arrhythmias that lead to death if cardiopulmonary resuscitation is not started immediately. Ventricular fibrillation is the result…

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…more difficult for the prediction of cardiac arrest. Sudden cardiac arrest is the most lethal manifestation of cardiovascular disease, accounting for 50% of all cardiovascular…

…that protection of jeopardized myocardium from future ischemic events, and prevention of their potentially lethal arrhythmic consequences, may be more important than restoration of global…