Electric storm triggered by short-coupled premature ventricular complexes in a young patient with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Ventricular arrhythmias are commonly associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with and without midventricular obstruction. Although the overall prognosis is relatively good with an annual mortality rate <1%, the propensity to potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia) is the most feared complication. Electrical storms are a severe manifestation of ventricular arrhythmias, with poor outcomes. In this report, we present a case of a young patient with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who presents after a syncopal episode and is found to have an electric storm that is refractory to medical therapy.

publication date

  • September 20, 2024

Research

keywords

  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
  • Electrocardiography
  • Ventricular Premature Complexes

Identity

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1136/bcr-2024-259846

PubMed ID

  • 39306335

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 17

issue

  • 9