Premature ventricular beats initiate recurrent ventricular fibrillation in early repolarization syndrome

Premature ventricular beats initiate recurrent ventricular fibrillation in early repolarization syndrome

An early repolarization (ER) pattern on electrocardiography was historically considered a benign finding; however, this finding in the inferior and lateral leads has recently been associated with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (VF). Here we describe a case of a 29-year-old man with an ER patter...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nauman Ahmed, Antonio Frontera, Edward Duncan, Glyn Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-04-01
Series:Journal of Arrhythmia
Subjects:
Early repolarization
Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (VF)
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)
Premature ventricular beat
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1880427614001240
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Summary:An early repolarization (ER) pattern on electrocardiography was historically considered a benign finding; however, this finding in the inferior and lateral leads has recently been associated with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (VF). Here we describe a case of a 29-year-old man with an ER pattern, who experienced recurrent implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks for ventricular tachycardia (VT) and VF. An ICD interrogation demonstrated how VF and VT were repeatedly initiated by closely coupled premature ventricular beats.
ISSN:1880-4276

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