title: Sustained polymorphous ventricular tachycardia and the atropine test.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Santinelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Turco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Paola
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smimmo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chiariello
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001285:Atropine