Cardiac Arrest Caused by Torsades de Pointes Tachycardia after Successful Atrial Flutter Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
| Autor: | Aglaia Angeliki Mantziari, G. Dakos, Stelios Paraskevaidis, Georgios Stavropoulos, Vassilios Vassilikos, Ioannis H. Styliadis, Yiannis S. Chatzizisis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Tachycardia
implantable defibrillator medicine.medical_specialty Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia Sinus bradycardia medicine.medical_treatment Torsades de pointes Catheter ablation Implantable defibrillator QT interval Article ventricular fibrillation Internal medicine medicine cardiovascular diseases business.industry acquired long QT medicine.disease Anesthesia Ventricular fibrillation Cardiology cardiovascular system medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Atrial flutter |
| Zdroj: | The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal |
| ISSN: | 1874-1924 |
| Popis: | A 66-year-old woman underwent successful radiofrequency catheter ablation for long-lasting, drug refractory fast atrial flutter. Two days later she had a cardiac arrest due to torsades de pointes (TdP) tachycardia attributed to relative sinus bradycardia and QT interval prolongation. After successful resuscitation further episodes of TdP occurred, which were treated with temporary pacing. Because of concomitant systolic dysfunction due to ischemic and valvular heart disease she was finally treated with an implantable defibrillator. In conclusion we strongly advise prolonged monitoring for 2 or more days for patients with structural heart disease following successful catheter ablation for long lasting tachyarrhythmias. |
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