Therapeutic hypothermia has been used for neuroprotection following cardiac arrest presenting with ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation regardless of underlying cause. Long QT syndrome is a cause for polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, and we know that therapeutic hypothermia increases the QT interval. We managed a 27-year-old woman, who was 10 weeks post-partum, who collapsed s...

Direct current shock is more effective than alternating current in the treatment of ventricular dys-rhythmias (Lown et al., 1962) and is more effective than drug therapy in converting supraventricular dysrhythmias to sinus rhythm (McDonald, Resne-kov, and O'Brien, 1964). Although earlier reports stressed the benign nature of the treatment (Lown, 1964; Morris et al., 1964), it has already been s...

BACKGROUND Ventricular dysrhythmias are a serious consequence associated with drug overdose and chemical poisoning. The risk factors for the type of ventricular dysrhythmia and the outcomes by drug class are not well documented. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the most common drugs and chemicals associated with ventricular dysrhythmias and their outcomes. METHODS We reviewe...