Vascular surgery may be accompanied by cardiovascular complications, like ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT). Though, these arrhythmias initially might be asymptomatic, they can lead to increased risk for late sudden cardiac death after surgery. Researchers from the Netherlands believe that cardiac high-risk patients with new-onset perioperative VT might benefit from preemptive cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation in addition to optimal focused medical therapy...
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