Amiodarone triggered Kounis syndrome complicated by refractory cardiac arrest rescued with VA‐ECMO
Marc Soriano,
Alessandro Sionis,
Enrique Rodríguez
et al.
Abstract:Key Clinical MessageAn interesting case that shows an infrequent cause of cardiorespiratory arrest such as coronary vasospasm due to intravenous amiodarone induced Kounis syndrome. It highlights the usefulness of circulatory support with ECMO in the scenario of CPR.AbstractA patient with atrial fibrillation was admitted for an elective electrical cardioversion. He was given an amiodarone bolus that triggered Kounis syndrome with cardiac arrest due to vasospasm requiring emergency coronary angiography with infu… Show more
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