Vulnerability for ventricular arrhythmias in patients with chronic coronary total occlusion

Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
Amira AssafSing-Chien Yap

Abstract

The presence of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias. This review provides an overview of the relationship between CTO and ventricular arrhythmias, arrhythmogenic mechanisms, and the effect of revascularization. Studies in recipients of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) have shown that a CTO is an independent predictor of appropriate ICD therapy. The myocardial territory supplied by a CTO is a pro-arrhythmogenic milieu characterized by scar tissue, large scar border zone, hibernating myocardium, residual ischemia despite collaterals, areas of slow conduction, and heterogeneity in repolarization. Restoring coronary flow by revascularization might be associated with electrical homogenization as reflected by a decrease in QT(c) dispersion, decrease in T wave peak-to-end interval, reduction of late potentials, and decrease in scar border zone area. Future research should explore whether CTO revascularization results in a lower burden of ventricular arrhythmias. Furthermore, risk stratification of CTO patients without severe LV dysfunction is interesting to identify potential ICD candidates. Potential tools for risk stratification are the use of electrocardiogr...Continue Reading

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