Bower M, Freeman L J, Rickards A F, Rowland E
National Heart Hospital, London, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 1989 Dec;65(770):932-5. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.65.770.932.
We report the development of severe life threatening polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in a young woman shortly following her first pregnancy, who ultimately required the insertion of an automatic implantable cardioverter/defibrillator because of the failure of conventional antiarrhythmic therapy. Although only about 7 patients have received units in the UK to date, the experience in the USA, where up to 300 per month may be implanted, suggests that they will become a more common method of treatment in cases of life threatening arrhythmias.
我们报告了一名年轻女性在首次怀孕后不久发生严重危及生命的多形性室性心动过速的病例，由于传统抗心律失常治疗失败，她最终需要植入自动植入式心脏复律除颤器。尽管迄今为止在英国只有约7名患者接受了该装置，但在美国每月有多达300人可能植入该装置的经验表明，在危及生命的心律失常病例中，它们将成为一种更常见的治疗方法。
