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Intravenous Amiodarone Suppression of Electrical Storm Refractory to Chronic Oral Amiodarone
NEAL G. KAVESH 1 , MARY R. OLSOVSKY 1 , RONALD S. FREUDENBERGER 1 , JOHN V. CONTE,* ROBERT W. PETERS 1 , STEPHEN R. SHOROFSKY, 1 MICHAEL R. GOLD 1
  1 Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland   *Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland
Correspondence to  Address for reprints: Michael R. Gold, M.D., Ph.D., Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland, Rm N3W77, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Fax: (410) 328-2062.
Copyright 1999 Official journal of the International Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology Society
KEYWORDS
ventricular tachycardia • amiodarone • implanted cardiac defibrillator

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.


Received April 9, 1997; revised July 2, 1997; accepted August 20, 1997

DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER (DOI)
10.1111/j.1540-8159.1999.tb00510.x About DOI

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