BLOOD PRESSURE INDUCED PREMATURE VENTRICULAR BEATS AS TRIGGERS FOR VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA IN ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY KU Leuven
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) by ventricular arrhythmia (VA) is an important cause of death in patients with coronary artery disease. The occurrence of SCD varies in time similar to variations of blood pressure suggesting a pro-arrhythmic effect of fluctuations in sympathetic tone and afterload. We demonstrated previously in healthy pigs that an acute blood pressure increase resulted in an abrupt left ventricular pressure decline, which had a ...