Abstract
A 50-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with hypotension and bradycardia after receiving high doses of atenolol, amlodipine, and etizolam. He had a drug-induced J wave on electrocardiography and subsequently underwent cardiac arrest. The patient was successfully rescued by venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) and a good neurological outcome was achieved with therapeutic hypothermia (TH). In patients with J waves, TH is thought to increase the J waves and cause fatal arrhythmias, but in this case, rapid cooling with VA-ECMO allowed the patient to successfully complete TH.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 230-233 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2023 |
Keywords
- J wave
- beta-blocker
- calcium channel blocker
- extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- therapeutic hypothermia