Pulmonary Edema following Conversion of Tachyarrhythmia

Autor: Goldbaum, Thomas S., Bacos, James M., Lindsay, Joseph
Zdroj: Chest; March 1986, Vol. 89 Issue: 3 p465-467, 3p
Abstrakt: Restoration of normal sinus rhythm is usually followed by improved hemodynamics. By contrast, pulmonary edema and cardiovascular collapse have been reported following successful electrical reversion of various tachyarrhythmias to normal sinus rhythm. The mechanism for this adverse reaction is not clear but has been thought to relate, at least in part, to electrical myocardial damage from the countershock. This report describes a patient in whom this complication occurred on two occasions, first following external countershock and subsequently following burst atrial pacing. Thus, conversion to sinus rhythm may be responsible for this phenomenon independent of the method of conversion.
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