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Table 3 Basic heart disease categorized in the non-ischemic heart disease and known to be complicated by VTAs

From: How to manage various arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in the cardiovascular intensive care

1) Degenerative disease

 

 a) Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)

 

 b) Arrhythmogenic right ventricularcardiomyopathy (ARVC)

 

2) Inflammatory disease

 

a) Acute myocarditis

 

b) Chronic myocarditis

 

c) Cardiac sarcoidosis

 

3) Hypertrophic disease

 

a) Hypertrophiccardiomyopathy (HCM)

 

b) Cardiac amyloidosis

 

4) Congestive heart disease and post-surgery (Tetralogy of Fallot)

 

5) Mitral valve prolapse

 

6) Pseudo ventricular aneurism

 

7) Neuro-muscular disease (myotonic dystrophy)

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