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Successful treatment of cardiac electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy using esmolol: A case report

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    • Li Li
    • Yuan‑Li Zhou
    • Xue‑Jing Zhang
    • Hua‑Ting Wang
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    Affiliations: Department of Cardiology, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China, Department of Health, Jinan Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250013, P.R. China
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Abstract

The present study reports a case of electrical storm occurring in a 43‑year‑old woman with dilated cardiomyopathy. The patient suffered from a cardiac electrical storm, with 98 episodes of ventricular tachycardia rapidly degenerating to ventricular fibrillation in hospital. The patient was converted with a total of 120 defibrillations. Recurrent ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation was initiated by premature ventricular beats. The patient did not respond to the use of amiodaronum. However, the administration of esmolol stabilized the patient's heart rhythm. A moderate dose of the β‑blocker esmolol, administered as an 0.5‑mg intravenous bolus injection followed by an infusion at a rate of 0.15 mg/kg/min, inhibited the recurrence of ventricular fibrillation and normalized the electrocardiographic pattern. The results suggest that esmolol may be able to improve the survival rate of patients with electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy and should be considered as a primary therapy in the management of cardiac electrical storms.
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Li, L., Zhou, Y., Zhang, X., & Wang, H. (2016). Successful treatment of cardiac electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy using esmolol: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 107-110. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3281
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Li, L., Zhou, Y., Zhang, X., Wang, H."Successful treatment of cardiac electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy using esmolol: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.1 (2016): 107-110.
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Li, L., Zhou, Y., Zhang, X., Wang, H."Successful treatment of cardiac electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy using esmolol: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 1 (2016): 107-110. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3281
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Li L, Zhou YL, Zhang XJ and Wang HT: Successful treatment of cardiac electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy using esmolol: A case report. Exp Ther Med 12: 107-110, 2016.
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Li, L., Zhou, Y., Zhang, X., & Wang, H. (2016). Successful treatment of cardiac electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy using esmolol: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 12, 107-110. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3281
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Li, L., Zhou, Y., Zhang, X., Wang, H."Successful treatment of cardiac electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy using esmolol: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12.1 (2016): 107-110.
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Li, L., Zhou, Y., Zhang, X., Wang, H."Successful treatment of cardiac electrical storm in dilated cardiomyopathy using esmolol: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 12, no. 1 (2016): 107-110. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2016.3281
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