Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	13978
Country	Switzerland

Received	2014-09-11 08:10
Peer-Review Started	2014-09-11 20:17
To Make the First Decision	2014-09-28 12:29
Return for Revision	2014-10-07 10:07
Revised	2014-10-24 23:40
Second Decision	2015-04-01 15:08
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-04-14 16:36
Articles in Press	2015-04-14 16:36
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-06-10 17:07
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-06-25 15:27

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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Utility of electrophysiological studies to predict arrhythmic events
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Gabriela Hilfiker, Andreas W Schoenenberger, Paul Erne and Richard Kobza
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Richard Kobza, MD, Division of Cardiology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Spitalstrasse, Luzern 16, 6000 Luzern, Switzerland. richard.kobza@luks.ch
Key Words	Electrophysiologic techniques; Cardiac; Arrhythmia; Cardiac; Sudden cardiac death
Core Tip	In our long-term prospective cohort study we could reveal several important findings about the prognostic value of programmed ventricular stimulation for risk stratification of sudden cardiac death (SCD). First, in a mixed population with different cardiac pathologies inducible sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmia during electrophysiological stimulation (EPS) identified those at higher risk for SCD or appropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) activation. Second, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 35% was another independent predictor of SCD surrogate. Third, in patients with LVEF > 35% negative EPS had a high negative predictive value for SCD and ICD activation.
Publish Date	2015-06-25 15:27
Citation	Hilfiker G, Schoenenberger AW, Erne P, Kobza R. Utility of electrophysiological studies to predict arrhythmic events. World J Cardiol 2015; 7(6): 344-350
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v7/i6/344.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v7.i6.344

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