Alternative approach for management of an electrical storm in Brugada syndrome:Importance of primary ablation within a narrow time window

Alternative approach for management of an electrical storm in Brugada syndrome:Importance of primary ablation within a narrow time window

Placement of an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) is the only powerful treatment modality for Brugada syndrome in patients presenting with ventricular fibrillation (VF). For those whose first presentation is an electrical storm, pharmacologic therapy is typically used to control VF follow...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Karim Talib, MD, PhD, Yoshiaki Yui, MD, Takashi Kaneshiro, MD, Yukio Sekiguchi, MD, Akihiko Nogami, MD, PhD, Kazutaka Aonuma, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Ventricular fibrillation
Brugada syndrome
Trigger ablation
Electrical storm
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427616000089

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