Ventricular fibrillation in a patient with prominent j wave in the inferior and lateral electrocardiographic leads after gastrostomy.
We describe the case of a 39-year-old man who experienced a ventricular fibrillation storm related to a prominent J wave in the inferior and lateral electrocardiographic leads on the day after gastrostomy. The J wave slowly decreased after amiodarone therapy (400 mg/day) was started, and ventricular fibrillation disappeared.
Komiya
Norihiro
N
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan. nkomi@net.nagasaki-u.ac.jp
Imanishi
Ryo
R
Kawano
Hiroaki
H
Shibata
Riyako
R
Moriya
Manabu
M
Fukae
Satoki
S
Doi
Yoshiyuki
Y
Nakao
Kojiro
K
Seto
Shinji
S
Yano
Katsusuke
K
D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*