Primary hyperparathyroidism and arrhythmic storm in a patient with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator for primary prevention of sudden death.
A case of a patient with an automatic cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and recurrent ventricular arrhythmic storms related to primary hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcaemia is reported: medical therapy was ineffective and only surgical resection of the parathyroid adenoma resolved this complex clinical condition.
Occhetta
Eraldo
E
Cardiology Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy. occhetta@r-j.it, cardio1@maggioreosp.novara.it
Bortnik
Miriam
M
Magnani
Andrea
A
Francalacci
Gabriella
G
Vassanelli
Corrado
C
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000150:complications; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology*