Sustained polymorphous ventricular tachycardia and the atropine test.
Atropine was used to diagnostic purposes in a 58-year-old man who presented with sinus bradycardia. The patient suffered immediate polymorphous ventricular tachycardia which persisted for 3 mins. External synchronized cardioversion established sinus rhythm and the subsequent hospital course was uneventful.
Santinelli
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Department of Cardiology, University of Naples, Italy.
Turco
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P
de Paola
M
M
Smimmo
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D
Chiariello
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M
D001285:Atropine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000175:diagnosis; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced*
D001285:Atropine