Torsades de pointes therapy with phenytoin

We present the case of a woman with myocardial infarction complicated by malignant ventricular arrhythmia and torsades de pointes. The torsades de pointes was refractory to conventional therapy but responsive to phenytoin. This case suggests the clinicial usefulness of phenytoin for adjunct therapy...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of emergency medicine 1991-02, Vol.20 (2), p.198-200
Hauptverfasser:	Vukmir, Rade B, Stein, Keith L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antiarythmic agents Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular system Female Humans Medical sciences Myocardial Infarction - complications Pharmacology. Drug treatments phenytoin Phenytoin - therapeutic use Tachycardia - etiology torsades de pointes Torsades de Pointes - drug therapy Torsades de Pointes - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We present the case of a woman with myocardial infarction complicated by malignant ventricular arrhythmia and torsades de pointes. The torsades de pointes was refractory to conventional therapy but responsive to phenytoin. This case suggests the clinicial usefulness of phenytoin for adjunct therapy of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias when standard treatment modalities fail.
ISSN:	0196-0644 1097-6760
DOI:	10.1016/S0196-0644(05)81223-5