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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
; 58(5): 311-2, 2010 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20680913
ABSTRACT
Cardiac electrical storm is generally treated with antiarrhythmic drugs, electrical cardioversion, or catheter ablation. However, these conservative treatment modalities are considered neither curative nor preventive with regard to recurrent arrhythmias in postoperative electrical storm after open heart surgery. We present a case of surgical ventricular assist device placement for postcardiotomy electrical storm in a 38-year-old patient.