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Successful management of a case of electrical storm due to invasive endocarditis
Journal Paper/Review - Feb 2, 2012
Hottkowitz Christoph, Ammann Peter, Kleger Gian-Reto, Künzli Andreas, Hack Dietrich, Rickli Hans, Maeder Micha
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We present a 44-year-old man with invasive aortic and tricuspid valve endocarditis complicated by electrical storm, which was immediately diagnosed and successfully treated due to the patient's telemetry electrocardiogram (ECG). This case highlights a rare but potentially fatal complication in patients with invasive endocarditis and the need for very careful clinical evaluation and monitoring of these patients.