title: Intravenous amiodarone suppression of electrical storm refractory to chronic oral amiodarone.
abstract: We report the case of an electrical storm in a cardiac arrest survivor with an ICD, in whom chronic oral amiodarone failed to suppress ventricular arrhythmias, and in whom intravenous amiodarone resulted in stability for 6 weeks prior to successful cardiac transplantation. Intravenous amiodarone can be successful in suppressing life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, even when chronic oral amiodarone is unsuccessful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore 21201, USA.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Kavesh
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Olsovsky
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Freudenberger
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Shorofsky
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone