Adverse Structural Remodeling of the Left Ventricle and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Depressed Ejection Fraction

The relationship of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias to specific patterns of adverse LV remodeling has not been reported. We examined the relationship of ventricular tachycardia and/or fibrillation (VT/VF) to the pattern of left ventricular (LV) structural remodeling and to the degree of LV dysfunction in patients with a low ejection fraction (EF).Data from 127 patients with a low EF (≤0.45) and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator...