Emergency Management of Electrical Storm: A Practical Overview.
Medicina (Kaunas)
; 59(2)2023 Feb 19.
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| ID: mdl-36837606
ABSTRACT
Electrical storm is a medical emergency characterized by ventricular arrythmia recurrence that can lead to hemodynamic instability. The incidence of this clinical condition is rising, mainly in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients, and its prognosis is often poor. Early acknowledgment, management and treatment have a key role in reducing mortality in the acute phase and improving the quality of life of these patients. In an emergency setting, several measures can be employed. Anti-arrhythmic drugs, based on the underlying disease, are often the first step to control the arrhythmic burden; besides that, new therapeutic strategies have been developed with high efficacy, such as deep sedation, early catheter ablation, neuraxial modulation and mechanical hemodynamic support. The aim of this review is to provide practical indications for the management of electrical storm in acute settings.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Desfibriladores Implantables
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Ablación por Catéter
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Medicina (Kaunas)
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia