«A case of a pharmacoresistant tachyarrhythmia associated with Arnold-Chiari malformation».

I M Gilemkhanova Shamil Safin Khristina Derevyanko Albert Gilemkhanov Igor Vyacheslavovich Buzaev

Published in: British journal of neurosurgery (2019)

Introduction: Arnold-Chiari malformation is a group of congenital malformations of the hindbrain. Common symptoms include cephalgia, vestibular, cerebral and cochlear disorders We present a case of pharmacoresistant tachyarrhythmia associated with Arnold-Chiari malformation.Case Description: A 49-year-old female patient had an Arnold-Chiari malformation (ACM), syringomyelia, a retrocerebellar cyst and a 6 year history of tachyarrhythmia. Heart rhythm normalized after Chiari decompression.Conclusion: ACM can lead to heart rhythm disorders.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
heart failure
heart rate
case report
hearing loss
blood pressure
depressive symptoms