October 11, 2010Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
Pregnancy and Short‐Coupled Torsades de Pointes
Key result
In a 24-year-old pregnant woman with incessant polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, verapamil and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were effective after failure of multiple other antiarrhythmics.
Population
1 24-year-old pregnant woman with incessant polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and over 200 implantable…
Design
Case_report
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Implication
May guide acute management of refractory VT in pregnancy; leaves open need for prospective trials on safety and efficacy.
Study Design
Type
Case Report (n=1)
Structured PICO
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Population
A 24-year-old pregnant woman presenting with incessant polymorphic ventricular tachycardia during week 24 of pregnancy.
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Intervention
Verapamil and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
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Outcome
Termination of PVT storm
This case highlights the utility of verapamil and ECMO in managing refractory short-coupled variant of torsades de pointes during pregnancy.
Cite This Study
Burrows et al. (2010) conducted a case report in Incessant polymorphic ventricular tachycardia / short-coupled variant of torsades de pointes (n=1). Verapamil and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation was evaluated on Response to therapy. In a 24-year-old pregnant woman with incessant polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, verapamil and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation were effective after failure of multiple other antiarrhythmics.