The imperfect storm: An uncommon presentation of Chagas disease.

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Citation: American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Aug 08PMID: 35961831Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Emergency Medicine ResidencyForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Case ReportsSubject headings: IN PROCESS -- NOT YET INDEXEDYear: 2022ISSN:
  • 0735-6757
Name of journal: The American journal of emergency medicineAbstract: Electrical storm is defined as three or more sustained episodes of ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or appropriate cardioverter-defibrillator shocks during a 24-h period. These patients are notoriously difficult to manage. We present a case secondary to Chagas disease that was responsive to lidocaine. Although an uncommon presentation, given the large-scale population movement from South America, Chagas has an increased incidence and is an important diagnostic consideration in patients with new onset heart failure, arrhythmia, or electrical storm. Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier Inc.All authors: Johnson MC, Wang LFiscal year: FY2023Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2022-10-20
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Electrical storm is defined as three or more sustained episodes of ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, or appropriate cardioverter-defibrillator shocks during a 24-h period. These patients are notoriously difficult to manage. We present a case secondary to Chagas disease that was responsive to lidocaine. Although an uncommon presentation, given the large-scale population movement from South America, Chagas has an increased incidence and is an important diagnostic consideration in patients with new onset heart failure, arrhythmia, or electrical storm. Copyright © 2022. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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