Tubercular myocarditis presenting with ventricular tachycardia
Khurana, R.; Shalhoub, J.; Verma, A.; Assomull, R.; Prasad, S.K.; Kooner, J.S.; Sethi, A.
Nature Clinical Practice. Cardiovascular Medicine 5(3): 169-174
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 1743-4297 PMID: 18212772 DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1111Document Number: 200021
A previously fit and healthy 30-year-old man reported experiencing palpitations accompanied by nausea, sweating and presyncope. These symptoms were found to be associated with episodes of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. He was a nonsmoker, did not drink excessively, denied illicit drug use and had no family history of structural cardiac disease or sudden death. Electrocardiography, laboratory tests, electrophysiological studies, echocardiography, coronary angiography, chest radiography, cardiac MRI (with late gadolinium enhancement), chest CT, lymph-node biopsy, Ziehl Nielsen staining, blood and sputum cultures and heaf testing. Tubercular myocarditis. Antituberculous chemotherapy supported by antiarrhythmic and steroid pharmacotherapy and cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. Repeated imaging was performed to monitor disease progression.