Optimal antiarrhythmic drug therapy for electrical storm

Dan Sorajja; Thomas M. Munger; Win Kuang Shen

doi:10.7555/JBR.29.20140147

Optimal antiarrhythmic drug therapy for electrical storm

Dan Sorajja, Thomas M. Munger, Win Kuang Shen

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	20-34
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Biomedical Research
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7555/JBR.29.20140147
State	Published - 2015

Keywords

Antiarrhythmic medication
Electrical storm
Ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular tachycardia

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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