title: Refractory ventricular fibrillation complicating acute myocardial infarction terminated by intracoronary stenting.
abstract: We report on a case of intractable recurrent ventricular fibrillation that responded poorly to antiarrhythmic medication and balloon angioplasty, but resolved instantaneously following intracoronary stenting.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Le May
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Higginson
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Marquis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy