Nifekalant hydrochloride terminated electrical storms after coronary surgery.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.09.087.
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Abstract
An "electrical storm" is a life-threatening condition defined as a recurrent attack of ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation. The current report is a case study of a patient who had electrical storms developing unexpectedly after undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. The electrical storms were terminated dramatically by the administration of nifekalant hydrochloride. We suggest that nifekalant hydrochloride has great therapeutic potential for the suppression of intractable ventricular tachyarrhythmias refractory to amiodarone.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Coronary Stenosis
- Pyrimidinones
- Tachycardia, Ventricular