[Two cases of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation with interesting electrocardiographic findings].
We encountered two cases of ventricular fibrillation (VF) without overt heart disease. The first case we report is that of a 47-year-old man, and the second case is a 39-year-old man. VF occurred in the night unrelated to myocardial ischemia or myocarditis. Their basic ECGs showed normal sinus rhythm, but neither QT prolongation nor abnormal Q wave was seen. But we could see IRBBB and ST segment elevation in the V1-2 lead not only in the acute phase, but also in the chronic phase. Abnormal findings were not found in noninvasive cardiac examinations, nor in cardiac catheterization and histological examinations. In the second case, VF was induced by electrical stimulation, and Disopyramide was found to be effective for the prevention of VF. The patient in the first case died suddenly two years after his first attack. Both cases have interesting ECG findings, and it may be that they play on important role in discovering the etiology of sudden cardiac death.
Miyanuma
H
H
Department of Internal Medicine, Saka General Hospital.
Sakurai
M
M
Odaka
H
H
Yamazaki
T
T
Mitobe
H
H
Muraguti
I
I
Iwama
N
N
D000328:Adult; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D004206:Disopyramide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
D004206:Disopyramide