Refractory ventricular arrhythmias during aortic valve replacement and cardiac artery bypass requiring 16 attempts of electrical cardioversion: a case report

Refractory ventricular arrhythmias during aortic valve replacement and cardiac artery bypass requiring 16 attempts of electrical cardioversion: a case report

Abstract Background We report a patient in whom we failed to suppress ventricular fibrillation (VF) using nifekalant but succeeded using amiodarone during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Case presentation A 65-year-old male with hemodialysis complained of dyspnea and was diagnosed with aortic valve st...

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Main Authors: Mitsuharu Kodaka, Tetsu Mori, Junko Ichikawa, Kazuyoshi Ando, Makiko Komori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-08-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
Subjects:
Refractory ventricular fibrillation
Nifekalant
Amiodarone
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-020-00369-w

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