Dopamine in Idiopathic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation. 2021

Hussein Rabah, and Zaynab Khalaf, and Ali Rabah
Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, NY, USA.

The role of medical therapy in the treatment of idiopathic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (IPMVT) and idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is not well established. Current medications in use include amiodarone, lidocaine, isoproterenol, verapamil, and quinidine. However, the use of dopamine for controlling such arrhythmias has never been described. We present an interesting case of IPMVT/IVF storm induced by short-coupled premature ventricular contractions. The arrhythmia was terminated acutely using dopamine infusion and was suppressed chronically using verapamil.

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