2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death - Clinical Practice Guidelines

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2022 ESC Guidelines address the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. The document is developed by an ESC task force and endorsed by relevant European cardiology bodies, with named authors, chairpersons, and coordinators. It outlines clinical practice guideline scope, supporting expertise contributions, and links to additional material for background information. The guidelines also state usage and reproduction restrictions, and reference supplementary online content and corresponding CardioMed chapters.

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European Heart Journal (2022) 43, 3997–4126 [https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac262](https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac262) ESC GUIDELINES 2022 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death Developed by the task force for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Endorsed by the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) Authors/Task Force Members: Katja Zeppenfeld*†(Chairperson) (Netherlands), Jacob Tfelt-Hansen *†(Chairperson) (Denmark), Marta de Riva** (Task Force ** Coordinator) (Netherlands), Bo Gregers Winkel (Task Force Coordinator)(Denmark), Elijah R. Behr (United Kingdom), Nico A. Blom1 (Netherlands), Philippe Charron (France), Domenico Corrado (Italy), Nikolaos Dagres (Germany), Christian de Chillou (France), Lars Eckardt (Germany), Tim Friede (Germany), Kristina H. Haugaa (Norway), Mélèze Hocini (France), Pier D. Lambiase (United Kingdom), Eloi Marijon (France), Jose L. Merino (Spain), Petr Peichl (Czech Republic), Silvia G. Priori (Italy), Tobias Reichlin (Switzerland), Jeanette Schulz-Menger (Germany), Christian Sticherling (Switzerland), Stylianos Tzeis (Greece), Axel Verstrael (Belgium), Maurizio Volterrani (Italy), and ESC Scientiﬁc Document Group *Corresponding authors: Katja Zeppenfeld, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, Netherlands. Tel +31 715262020, E-mail: [K.Zeppenfeld@LUMC.nl](K.Zeppenfeld@LUMC.nl) Jacob Tfelt-Hansen, The Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. Tel +45 61360399, E-mail: [jacob.tfelt@regionh.dk](jacob.tfelt@regionh.dk) †The two chairpersons contributed equally to the document and are joint corresponding authors. **The two task force Coordinators contributed equally to the document. Author/task force Member afﬁliations are listed in Author information. 1Representing the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC) . ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) Committee: listed in the Appendix. ESC subspecialty communities having participated in the development of this document: Associations: Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP), European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Heart Failure Association (HFA) . Working Groups: Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology, Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases. Patient Forum The content of these European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines has been published for personal and educational use only. No commercial use is authorized. No part of the ESC Guidelines may be translated or reproduced in any form without written permission from the ESC. Permission can be obtained upon submission of a written request to Oxford University Press, the publisher of the European Heart Journal and the party authorized to handle such permissions on behalf of the ESC ([Journals.Permissions@oup.com](Journals.Permissions@oup.com)). Downloaded from by Universiteit van Amsterdam user on 03 January[https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/43/40/3997/6675633](https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/43/40/3997/6675633) 2023 Document-Reviewers: Maja Cikes (CPG Review Coordinator) (Croatia), Paulus Kirchhof (CPG Review Coordinator) (Germany), Magdy Abdelhamid (Egypt), Victor Aboyans (France), Elena Arbelo (Spain), Fernando Arribas (Spain), Riccardo Asteggiano (Italy), Cristina Basso (Italy), Axel Bauer (Austria), Emanuele Bertaglia (Italy), Tor Biering-Sørensen (Denmark), Carina Blomström-Lundqvist (Sweden), Michael A. Borger (Germany), Jelena Čelutkienė (Lit

FAQs

What clinical areas are covered by the 2022 ESC guidelines?

They cover the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and strategies to prevent sudden cardiac death.

Who developed and endorsed these guidelines?

The guidelines were developed by an ESC task force on ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death prevention and endorsed by the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology (AEPC).

Are there restrictions on using or reproducing the guidelines?

Yes. The content is for personal and educational use only, commercial use is not authorized, and translation or reproduction requires written permission from the ESC.

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