Increasing Trend in Ventricular Tachycardia Related Mortality- Cause or
Effect?
- Mahesh Balakrishnan,
- Mathew Hutchinson
Mahesh Balakrishnan
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Author ProfileMathew Hutchinson
University of Arizona College of Medicine
Corresponding Author:mathewhutchinson@shc.arizona.edu
Author ProfileAbstract
Ventricular tachycardia is a major cause of sudden death. Several
pharmacological and device-based therapies in recent years have delayed
the progression of heart failure and have improved survival. A new study
reveals a significant increase in age-adjusted mortality from
ventricular tachycardia over the past 13 years, with higher mortality in
men, black Americans and patients from the Southern United States. These
findings reinforce the previous observations made on the influence of
age, gender, ethnicity and geography on cardiovascular outcomes. The use
of ICD 10 codes to ascertain cause of death limits differentiation
between ventricular tachycardia as the true underlying mechanism leading
to death and the presence of ventricular tachycardia in patients dying
from other causes. While the insights gained from the report on
contemporary ventricular tachycardia related mortality in the general
population with cardiovascular disease is hypothesis generating, further
studies are needed to delineate ventricular tachycardia as a proximate
cause of death from an association.23 Jan 2023Submitted to Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 24 Jan 2023Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
24 Jan 2023Submission Checks Completed
24 Jan 2023Assigned to Editor
25 Jan 2023Editorial Decision: Accept