A case of vagally mediated idiopathic ventricular fibrillation

Masaharu Kataoka; Seiji Takatsuki; Kojiro Tanimoto; Makoto Akaishi; Satoshi Ogawa; Hideo Mitamura

doi:10.1038/ncpcardio1082

A case of vagally mediated idiopathic ventricular fibrillation

Masaharu Kataoka, Seiji Takatsuki, Kojiro Tanimoto, Makoto Akaishi, Satoshi Ogawa, Hideo Mitamura

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Background: A 25-year-old woman experienced three episodes of syncope over the course of 2 years. The attacks all occurred just after she had sat down, and two were accompanied by convulsions. She had no obvious prodromes and no personal or family history of cardiovascular disease. Investigations: Electrocardiography, chest radiography, echocardiography, cerebral and cardiac MRI, electroencephalography, 24 h Holter monitoring, electrophysiological study with drug provocation testing and heart-rate variability analysis. Diagnosis: Vagally mediated ventricular fibrillation initiated by premature ventricular complexes arising from the right ventricular outflow tract. Management: Catheter ablation was performed at the right ventricular outflow tract and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was fitted.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	111-115
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume	5
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio1082
Publication status	Published - 2008 Feb

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