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Suppression of Ventricular Tachycardia With Dronedarone: A Case Report
Author(s) -
SHAARAOUI MUSTAPHASAHIM,
FREUDENBERGER RONALD,
LEVIN VADIM,
MARCHLINSKI FRANCIS E.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01816.x
Subject(s) - dronedarone , medicine , amiodarone , cardiology , ventricular tachycardia , catheter ablation , ablation , tachycardia , cardiomyopathy , anesthesia , atrial fibrillation , heart failure
Suppression of Ventricular Tachycardia With Dronedarone . Introduction: Dronedarone is a multichannel blocker with similar electrophysiological properties to amiodarone. Dronedarone has not been studied in humans as an agent to suppress ventricular arrhythmias.Methods:This case report describes the dramatic antiarrhythmic effects of dronedarone in a patient with nonischemic cardiomyopathy and recurrent ventricular tachycardia, which was resistant to multiple antiarrhythmic agents and endocardial catheter ablation.Results:Dronedarone was effective in completely suppressing ventricular tachycardia.Conclusion:Further research is needed to establish a potential larger role for dronedarone in controlling ventricular arrhythmias in humans. (J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 22, pp. 201‐202, February 2011)