Key result
Significant alcohol consumption triggered recurrent ventricular tachycardia storm and cardiac arrest in a 36-year-old male with a structurally normal heart.
Why the study?
Alcohol abuse is widely recognized to cause supra-ventricular fibrillation, but it is also associated with ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death in some patients.
Case Report (n=1)
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Significant alcohol consumption can induce ventricular tachycardia storm and cardiac arrest even in patients with structurally normal hearts, highlighting the importance of alcohol cessation to prevent recurrence.
Alcohol abuse is a widely recognized cause of supra-ventricular fibrillation, but in some patients, it is also associated with ventricular arrhythmias and even sudden death. We describe a case of a 36-year-old patient who, with no risk factors for coronary disease and with a structurally normal heart, experienced two episodes of cardiac arrest five years apart, with both events occurring after significant alcohol consumption. It is important to recognize that the prognosis of alcohol-induced arrhythmias is usually good in patients who remain compliant with alcohol cessation and to avoid the misdiagnosis of "idiopathic" ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF).
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Lima et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Ventricular Tachycardia Storm (n=1). Alcohol consumption was evaluated on Ventricular tachycardia storm and cardiac arrest. Significant alcohol consumption triggered recurrent ventricular tachycardia storm and cardiac arrest in a 36-year-old male with a structurally normal heart.
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