Atrial fibrillation followed by torsade de pointes degenerated into ventricular fibrillation spontaneously terminated and restored sinus rhythm

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Santoro, Francesco ^a   Ieva, Riccardo ^a   Ferraretti, Armando ^a   De Gennaro, Luisa ^a   Di Biase, Matteo ^a   Brunetti, Natale Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Self terminating ventricular fibrillation; Sinus rhythm restoration; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; ELECTROLYTE;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FAINTNESS; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; SINUS RHYTHM; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; T WAVE; THORAX PAIN; TORSADE DES POINTES; VERY ELDERLY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPLICATION; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REMISSION; TORSADES DE POINTES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TORSADES DE POINTES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84893495195     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.176     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Castro Arias JR, López MA, Sánchez LT. Loop recorder documentation of self-erminating cardiac arrest not receiving re-animation maneuvers. Eur Heart J 2009; 30: 1702.
2. Newman DH, Mason S, Long K. Spontaneously terminating ventricular fibrillation in the prehospital setting. Prehosp Emerg Care 2002; 6: 236-41.
3. Perrin MJ, Gollob MH, Birnie DH, Nery PB, Keren A. Degenerating regenerating torsades de pointes. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2013 Mar; 36(3):e80-3.
4. Mustafa MU, Baker CS, Stephens JD. Spontaneously terminating ventricular fibrillation and asystole induced by silent ischaemia causing recurrent syncope. Heart 1998; 80: 86-8.