IDIOPATHIC VENTRICULAR-FIBRILLATION INITIATED BY A SHORT-COUPLED VENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT

Authors
NAKAZATO Y NAKATA Y YASUDA M YAMAGAMI S TOKANO T NAKAZATO K SUMIYOSHI M OGURA S YAMAGUCHI H
Citation
Y. Nakazato et al., IDIOPATHIC VENTRICULAR-FIBRILLATION INITIATED BY A SHORT-COUPLED VENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT, Japanese Heart Journal, 37(2), 1996, pp. 265-269
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Japanese Heart Journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00214868
Volume
37
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
265 - 269
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-4868(1996)37:2<265:IVIBAS>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We report the case of a 38-year-old man who had idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (VF) which initiated by abnormally short-coupled ventric ular premature beats. VF was successfully prevented by the combination of pilsicainide, propranolol, and verapamil. In particular, the effec ts of pilsicainide are assumed to exert an important effect in control ling this arrhythmia. Class Ic drugs may be effective for preventing V F initiated by short-coupled VPBs.