Electrical storm in the inflamed heart: ventricular tachycardia due to myocarditis.
Gustav MattssonPeter MagnussonPublished in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Electrical storm during the acute inflammatory phase caused by myocarditis may be resistant to antiarrhythmic therapy. Cardiac imaging including magnetic resonance tomography, positron emission tomography, and endomyocardial biopsy are crucial to guide potential therapeutic options. Optimal management involves a multidisciplinary approach, including expertise beyond cardiology.
Keyphrases
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- liver failure
- high resolution
- pet ct
- pet imaging
- contrast enhanced
- heart failure
- respiratory failure
- left ventricular
- oxidative stress
- ultrasound guided
- drug induced
- atrial fibrillation
- aortic dissection
- fine needle aspiration
- magnetic resonance imaging
- catheter ablation
- hepatitis b virus
- fluorescence imaging
- thoracic surgery
- acute kidney injury
- photodynamic therapy
- electron microscopy