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In a single-center study of patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) presenting with electrical storm (ES), Chatzidou et al (J Am Coll Cardiol 2018;71:1897, PMID 29699616) randomized patients to receive either propranolol (group A) or metoprolol (group B) in addition to intravenous (IV) amiodarone to assess the efficacy of treatment in terms of number and timing of subsequent arrhythmic events. ES was defined as 3 o r more episodes of either ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF), or both, separated by at least 5 minutes that resulted in device therapy.
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Erica S. Zado Tags: EP News Source Type: research