Pharmacological Treatment of Electrical Storm in Cathecolaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

被引:6
作者
Fagundes, Alexsandro [1 ]
De Magalhaes, Luiz Pereira [1 ]
Russo, Marcelo [2 ]
Xavier, Edvaldo [2 ]
机构
[1] Hosp Portugues Bahia, Arrhythmia Serv, Salvador, BA, Brazil
[2] Fundacao Hosp Cirurgia, Arrhythmia Serv, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
来源
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY | 2010年 / 33卷 / 03期
关键词
CPVT; electrical storm; verapamil; shock; ICD;
D O I
10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02586.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We present a case of a young boy who had an implantable cadrioverter defibrillator implanted for refractory syncope and cathecolaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT). The patient underwent an electrical storm with multiple shocks and serious compromise of quality of life and risk. The pharmacological options are discussed as well as the strategies of managing ventricular arrhythmias in CPVT. (PACE 2010; 33:e27-e31)
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页码:E27 / E31
页数:5
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