Management Of Patients With An Electrical Storm Or Clustered Ventricular Arrhythmias A Clinical Consensus Statement Of The European Heart Rhythm Association Of The Escendorsed By The Asiapacific Heart Rhythm Society Heart Rhythm Soc Radosaw Lenarczyk 1 Chair by Radosław Lenarczyk 1* (chair), Katja Zeppenfeld 2 (co-chair), Jacob Tfelt-hansen 3, 4†, Frank R. Heinzel instant download after payment.

DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae049; Europace, 26, 4, 2024-4-8.; Abstract: Electrical storm (ES) is a state of electrical instability, manifesting as recurrent ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) over a short period of time (three or more episodes of sustained VA within 24 h, separated by at least 5 min, requiring termination by an intervention). The clinical presentation can vary, but ES is usually a cardiac emergency. Electrical storm mainly affects patients with structural or primary electrical heart disease, often with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Management of ES requires a multi-faceted approach and the involvement of multi-disciplinary teams, but despite advanced treatment and often invasive procedures, it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. With an ageing population, longer survival of heart failure patients, and an increasing number of patients with ICD, the incidence of ES is expected to increase. This European Heart Rhythm Association clinical consensu