Multifocal Purkinje-related premature contractions and electrical storm suppressed by quinidine and verapamil in a case with short-coupled ventricular fibrillation

Naoya Kataoka, Satoshi Nagase*, Keisuke Okawa, Takeshi Aiba, Koichiro Kinugawa, Kengo Kusano

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Abstract

In some cases with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation, short-coupled premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) initiate fatal arrhythmia, which has recently been proposed as short-coupled ventricular fibrillation (SCVF). In the present case of SCVF, catheter ablation for trigger PVCs originating from the His-Purkinje system in both ventricles caused transient complete atrioventricular block, and a combination of quinidine and verapamil suppressed ventricular tachyarrhythmia. <Learning objective: In some cases with short-coupled ventricular fibrillation, a combination of quinidine and verapamil can suppress fatal ventricular tachyarrhythmia.>

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)338-342
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Cardiology Cases
Volume25
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022/06

Keywords

  • Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation
  • Purkinje
  • Quinidine
  • Short-coupled ventricular fibrillation
  • Verapamil

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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