Key result
Intravenous and oral verapamil successfully terminated and prevented recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a remote myocardial infarction after other antiarrhythmics failed.
Why the study?
Does verapamil terminate and prevent recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a remote myocardial infarction?
Case Report (n=1)
Does verapamil terminate and prevent recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a remote myocardial infarction?
Verapamil may be effective and safe for terminating and preventing certain types of reentrant ventricular tachycardia occurring late after a myocardial infarction, contrasting with previous reports.
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May warrant consideration in refractory post-MI VT; hypothesis-generating from single case and needs prospective validation.
Belhassen et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia post-myocardial infarction (n=1). Verapamil vs. Multiple class I and class III antiarrhythmic drugs was evaluated on Termination and prevention of ventricular tachycardia. Intravenous and oral verapamil successfully terminated and prevented recurrent sustained ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a remote myocardial infarction after other antiarrhythmics failed.
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