Intravenous amiodarone suppression of electrical storm refractory to chronic oral amiodarone

Neal G. Kavesh; Mary R. Olsovsky; Ronald S. Freudenberger; John V. Conte; Robert W. Peters; Stephen R. Shorofsky; Michael R. Gold

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00510.x

Intravenous amiodarone suppression of electrical storm refractory to chronic oral amiodarone

Neal G. Kavesh, Mary R. Olsovsky, Ronald S. Freudenberger, John V. Conte, Robert W. Peters, Stephen R. Shorofsky, Michael R. Gold

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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 arrhythmias, and in whom intravenous amiodarone resulted in stability for 6 weeks prior to successful cardiac transplantation. Intravenous amiodarone can be successful in suppressing life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, even when chronic oral amiodarone is unsuccessful.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	665-667
Number of pages	3
Journal	PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Volume	22
Issue number	4 I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00510.x
State	Published - May 22 1999

Keywords

Amiodarone
Implanted cardiac defibrillator
Ventricular tachycardia

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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