Successful management of a case of electrical storm due to invasive endocarditis

Publikation

Successful management of a case of electrical storm due to invasive endocarditis

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 02.02.2012

Hottkowitz Christoph, Ammann Peter, Kleger Gian-Reto, Künzli Andreas, Hack Dietrich, Rickli Hans, Maeder Micha

Zitation

Hottkowitz C, Ammann P, Kleger G, Künzli A, Hack D, Rickli H, Maeder M. Successful management of a case of electrical storm due to invasive endocarditis. Can J Cardiol 2012; 28:245.e13-5.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Can J Cardiol 2012; 28

Veröffentlichungsdatum

02.02.2012

eISSN (Online)

1916-7075

Seiten

245.e13-5

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

We present a 44-year-old man with invasive aortic and tricuspid valve endocarditis complicated by electrical storm, which was immediately diagnosed and successfully treated due to the patient's telemetry electrocardiogram (ECG). This case highlights a rare but potentially fatal complication in patients with invasive endocarditis and the need for very careful clinical evaluation and monitoring of these patients.