Close telemetry monitoring of a 37-year-old male with recurrent cardiac arrests revealed early repolarization syndrome as the underlying cause of his ventricular fibrillation.
Case Report (n=1)
Early repolarization syndrome should be considered as a potential cause of recurrent cardiac arrest in young, otherwise healthy individuals when ischemic, structural, toxic, or metabolic causes are ruled out.
A previously healthy, active duty 37-year-old male experienced recurrent cardiac arrests because of ventricular fibrillation and polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Initial evaluation did not reveal a clear ischemic, structural, toxic, or metabolic cause. Close monitoring of telemetry before his third cardiac arrest revealed the cause to be early repolarization syndrome (ERS). In this case, we review the diagnosis, epidemiology, and prognostic significance of early repolarization pattern as it relates to ERS. We also discuss acute and long-term treatment strategies for patients with ERS.
Patel et al. (Mon,) conducted a case report in Early repolarization syndrome (n=1). Close telemetry monitoring of a 37-year-old male with recurrent cardiac arrests revealed early repolarization syndrome as the underlying cause of his ventricular fibrillation.