Electrical storm caused by sertraline overdose: case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In cases of electrical storm, identifying the etiology is essential, as patients with reversible causes do not benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). Given the diversity of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic management tools available for hemodynamically unstable patients in electrical storm, all must be considered and tailored to each individual patient.

Case description

This report describes a 36-year-old female without prior cardiac history who presented in ventricular fibrillation (VF) electrical storm. While she lacked significant electrolyte abnormalities or ischemia to explain etiology of electrical storm, she incidentally had variant coronary anatomy noted on angiography. After thorough consideration of possible etiologies of storm, sel

SUBMITTER: Patel V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11760934 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature