PCI Complications: Arrhythmias and Cardiac Arrest
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Editors-In-Chief:Alexandra Almonacid M.D. [1] and Jeffrey J. Popma M.D. [2]
- VPB most common, Ventricular Tachycardia and Ventricular Fibrillation
- Secondary to catheters, wires and pacing catheters in the chambers
- Contrast injections into the right coronary artery (prolonged, damped, prolonged QT interval)
- Prolonged ischemia due to guiding catheter dampening
- Bradyarrhythmias
- Most often secondary to injections (cough, cough, cough…)
- Vasovagal – treat with fluids and atropine