Ventricular Tachycardia Storm in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A 76-Day-ICU-Nightmare

Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) is a life threatening complication in a patient with Cardiac Sarcoidosis. The management becomes extremely challenging when it is refractory to traditional anti-arrhythmic drugs. Herein, we describe a case where a 33-year-old patient with VT storm, with an implantable ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Naik, Ajay M, Patel, Sizan B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Indian Heart Rhythm Society 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3513241/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23233761
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Sumario:Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) is a life threatening complication in a patient with Cardiac Sarcoidosis. The management becomes extremely challenging when it is refractory to traditional anti-arrhythmic drugs. Herein, we describe a case where a 33-year-old patient with VT storm, with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), was managed by medications, sedation, ventilator support and multiple Radio-Frequency (RF) ablation procedures over 76-days ICU stay period.

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