title: Ventricular tachycardia storm terminated by intracoronary contrast injection.
abstract: We describe the case of an 85-year-old man who developed incessant ventricular tachycardia despite multiple medical interventions. During diagnostic coronary angiography, a single contrast injection into his right coronary artery abruptly terminated the ventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, Box 0124, San Francisco, CA 94143-0124, USA. ehrin.armstrong@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ehrin J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Armstrong
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Dewland
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003287:Contrast Media / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006801:Humans; D007276:Injections, Intraventricular; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media