Ventricular Tachycardia Storm Presenting as Vague Complaints to the Emergency Department

We present the case of a 75-year-old man with vague symptoms and hypotension found to be in electrical storm secondary to sustained ventricular tachycardia. The patient did not respond to intravenous amiodarone, magnesium, lidocaine, or four cardioversion attempts. This case illustrates the challeng...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kamboj, Ravneet, Bunch, Andy C., Bernstein, Robert C., Counselman, Francis L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31404357
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.5.43052
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Sumario:We present the case of a 75-year-old man with vague symptoms and hypotension found to be in electrical storm secondary to sustained ventricular tachycardia. The patient did not respond to intravenous amiodarone, magnesium, lidocaine, or four cardioversion attempts. This case illustrates the challenges in managing patients with electrical storm presenting to the emergency department.

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