Optimal antiarrhythmic drug therapy for electrical storm

Electrical storm, defined as 3 or more separate episodes of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation within 24 hours, carries significant morbidity and mortality. These unstable ventricular arrhythmias have been described with a variety of conditions including ischemic heart disease, stru...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sorajja, Dan, Munger, Thomas M., Shen, Win-Kuang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Editorial Department of Journal of Biomedical Research 2015
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4342432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25745472
http://dx.doi.org/10.7555/JBR.29.20140147
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Sumario:Electrical storm, defined as 3 or more separate episodes of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation within 24 hours, carries significant morbidity and mortality. These unstable ventricular arrhythmias have been described with a variety of conditions including ischemic heart disease, structural heart disease, and genetic conditions. While implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation and ablation may be indicated and required, antiarrhythmic medication remains an important adjunctive therapy for these persons.

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