title: Electrical storm in short-QT syndrome successfully treated with Isoproterenol.
abstract: Short-QT Syndrome. A 28-year-old man was admitted after aborted sudden cardiac death while sleeping. QTc was 320 ms, suggesting short-QT syndrome (SQTS). The patient then presented with electrical storm with 8 successive episodes of ventricular fibrillation while on deep sedation and hypothermia. Isoproterenol infusion was introduced, leading to rapid cessation of any arrhythmic event. Isoproterenol can be effective in managing electrical storm in patients with SQTS. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 23, pp. 1028-1030, September 2012).
authors.affiliation: Arrhythmias Unit, Department of Cardiology, La Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France. sithi.bun@gmail.com
authors.forename: Sok-Sithikun
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bun
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maury
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giustetto
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Deharo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D007545:Isoproterenol