Unmasking unexplained cardiac arrest: use of epinephrine and procainamide infusions
Carol Lovegrove
Unexplained cardiac arrest (UCA) in the absence of underlying structural heart disease might be associated with a broad range of differential clinical diagnoses or genetic conditions. Correct diagnosis of the underlying etiology is important not only to determine optimal management, but also for directing genetic testing and possible prophylactic intervention in family members. Although electrocardiography alone may be useful in some patients, long-term monitoring or provocative testing might be required to diagnose latent primary electrical disease.
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