Kiriti Vattikonda DO, MS , Christopher J. Peterson MD, MS , Brian Anyanwu MD , M. Scott Binder MD , Megha Penmetsa MD , Terrence May MD
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Abstract
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) storm is a fatal arrhythmia with multiple contributory etiologies. This paper presents a case of a 71-year-old woman who developed VT storm from flecainide toxicity occurring at therapeutic flecainide levels. Flecainide toxicity should be considered in any patient on flecainide presenting with VT.