Managing Ventricular Arrhythmias and Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death: Updated Guideline

Target Audience: Cardiologists and cardiac electrophysiologists

Background and Objective

The guideline updates and consolidates several previous guidelines and scientific statements on ventricular arrhythmias and indications for implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).

Key Points

• The document is arranged in a disease-specific manner, allowing specific sections to be updated without affecting the others, a modular approach seen in several cardiology-related guidelines.

• The guidelines also provide recommendations on medical and ablative treatments.

• In patients with ischemic heart disease and sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycar…