(454) Cervical sympathetic blockade for the management of electrical storm

A 75 year old male with a past medical history of ischemic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, 5 vessel coronary artery bypass graft, multiple percutaneous coronary interventions, and atrial fibrillation presented with dizziness and fatigue secondary to ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias. He underwent an elective ablation but continued to have ventricular tachycardia (VT) with cardiovascular instability despite antiarrhythmic therapy with multiple agents. The patient continued to develop episodes of VT and an episode of ventricular fibrillation (VF).

Source: The Journal of Pain - March 27, 2015 Category: Materials Science Authors: R. Ali, J. Ciccone, V. Tseng Source Type: research