Resistant ventricular tachycardias and recurrent cardiac arrests. 96 episodes.
A 66-year-old man suffered an acute myocardial infarction complicated by multiple episodes of ventricular tachycardia and 96 episodes of ventricular fibrillation requiring cardioversion over a period of 55 days. Following ventricular aneurysmectomy, the ventricular tachycardia persisted. This converted to regular sinus rhythm with a regimen of disopyramide phosphate, quinidine, and propranolol.
D000368:Aged; D004206:Disopyramide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004554:Electric Countershock; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D011433:Propranolol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011802:Quinidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
D011433:Propranolol; D004206:Disopyramide; D011802:Quinidine