title: Suppression of ventricular tachycardia with dronedarone: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Dronedarone is a multichannel blocker with similar electrophysiological properties to amiodarone. Dronedarone has not been studied in humans as an agent to suppress ventricular arrhythmias.
  
  
  METHODS
  This case report describes the dramatic antiarrhythmic effects of dronedarone in a patient with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and recurrent ventricular tachycardia, which was resistant to multiple antiarrhythmic agents and endocardial catheter ablation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Dronedarone was effective in completely suppressing ventricular tachycardia.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further research is needed to establish a potential larger role for dronedarone in controlling ventricular arrhythmias in humans.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. Mustapha_H.Shaaraoui@lvhn.org
authors.forename: Mustaphasahim
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shaaraoui
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Freudenberger
authors.forename: Vadim
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Levin
authors.forename: Francis E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Marchlinski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000077764:Dronedarone; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000077764:Dronedarone; D000638:Amiodarone