The Lead Podcast - Episode 66

William H. Sauer, MD, FHRS, CCDS, Brigham and Women's Hospital is joined by Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, FHRS, University of California, San Francisco, and Yasser Rodriguez, MBA, MD, Cleveland Clinic Florida to discuss;

Background: Premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) are common and associated with worse outcomes in patients with heart failure. Class 1C antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) effectively suppress PVCs, but guidelines currently restrict their use in structural heart disease.

Conclusions: Class 1C AADs effectively suppressed PVCs in patients with NICM and ICDs, leading to increases in LVEF and biventricular pacing percentage. In this limited sample, their use was safe. Larger studies are needed to confirm the safety of this approach.

https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2024.01.021

Host Disclosure(s): W. Sauer: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Biotronik, Biosense Webster, Inc., Abbott, Boston Scientific, Research: Medtronic 

Contributor Disclosure(s): E. Gerstenfeld: Honoraria/Speaking/Teaching: Abbott, Biosense Webster, Inc., Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Membership on Committees/Advisory Boards: Boston Scientific, Farapulse, Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Boston Scientific, Abbott Medical, Medtronic, Adagio Medical, Research: Boston Scientific Y. Rodriguez: Nothing to disclose.

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