TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS A1 - Bradfield, Jason S. A1 - Boyle, Noel G. A1 - Shivkumar, Kalyanam A2 - Fuster, Valentin A2 - Harrington, Robert A. A2 - Narula, Jagat A2 - Eapen, Zubin J. PY - 2017 T2 - Hurst's The Heart, 14e AB - Ventricular arrhythmias occur commonly in clinical practice, and range from benign asymptomatic premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) to sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF) resulting in sudden cardiac death (SCD). The presence of structural heart disease plays a major role in risk stratification; however, it is important to recognize potentially lethal arrhythmias can occur in structurally normal-appearing hearts. Management depends on the associated symptoms, underlying pathologic substrate, hemodynamic consequences, and associated long-term prognosis. Given the complexity of these arrhythmias, initial management, risk stratification, and treatment of ventricular arrhythmias pose a significant challenge to clinicians. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161718616 ER -