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- Title
Efficacy of ranolazine in a patient with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and electrical storm.
- Authors
Vizzardi, Enrico; D'Aloia, Antonio; Salghetti, Francesca; Aljassim, Obaid; Raweh, Abdallah; Bonadei, Ivano; Bontempi, Luca; Curnis, Antonio
- Abstract
A case of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy with an arrhythmic storm refractory to the usual antiarrhythmic therapy will be reported. The idiopathic structural heart disease of the patient is a vulnerable anatomic substrate in itself, for electrical instability and reentry mechanism, because of heterogeneous areas of scarred myocardium and low left ventricle ejection fraction. In this case, the ranolazine administration was safe and effective for the prevention of further electrical storms.
- Subjects
IDIOPATHIC dilated cardiomyopathy; MYOCARDIAL depressants; HEART diseases; THERAPEUTICS; TREATMENT of cardiomyopathies; DRUG efficacy
- Publication
Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics, 2013, Vol 7, Issue 1, p43
- ISSN
1881-7831
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5582/ddt.2013.v7.1.43