Ernst G. Vester

TL;DR: Non-invasive rhythmological evaluation by 24 h Holter ECG, measurement of ventricular late potentials and heart rate variability can be used for orienting risk stratification of the at-risk patient with myocarditis and programmed atrial and ventricular electrophysiological stimulation also has a relatively high predictive value for spontaneous ventricular tachyarrhythmias.

TL;DR: In patients with acute or chronic myocarditis, arrhythmias are a common and often the only clinical symptom in the natural course of the disease, and further precautionary antiarrhythmic measures are necessary in patients with malignant cardiac arrh rhythmias.

TL;DR: In hypertensive heart disease clinical arrhythmias as well as the result of electrophysiological testing are closely related to left ventricular performance and hypertrophy.

TL;DR: The TWA analysis seems to identify patients with nonischemic Cardiomyopathy who are at an increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias, and is the first to investigate the correlation of a survived sudden cardiac death and TWA in patients without coronary heart disease and only slightly decreased left ventricular function.

TL;DR: The results of this study prove that the method of doubling the defibrillation energy at the DFT plus level provides an adequate safety margin in defibrillator therapy.