Intravenous amiodarone suppression of electrical storm refractory to chronic oral amiodarone

Authors
Kavesh, NG Olsovsky, MR Freudenberger, RS Conte, JV Peters, RW Shorofsky, SR Gold, MR
Citation
Ng. Kavesh et al., Intravenous amiodarone suppression of electrical storm refractory to chronic oral amiodarone, PACE, 22(4), 1999, pp. 665-667
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
PACE-PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01478389 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Part
1
Pages
665 - 667
Database
ISI
SICI code
0147-8389(199904)22:4<665:IASOES>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
We report the case of an electrical storm in a cardiac arrest survivor with an ICD, in whom chronic oral amiodarone failed to suppress ventricular arr hythmias, and in whom intravenous amiodarone resulted in stability for 6 we eks prior to successful cardiac transplantation. Intravenous amiodarone can be successful in suppressing life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, eve n when chronic oral amiodarone is unsuccessful.