Refractory ventricular fibrillation complicating acute myocardial infarction terminated by intracoronary stenting.
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.
Le May
M R
MR
Division of Cardiology, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
Higginson
L A
LA
Tang
A S
AS
Marquis
J F
JF
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