TY - JOUR
T1 - Cardioversion for Intractable Hiccups
T2 - A Frightening Cure
AU - Goldenberg, Irvin F.
AU - Ochi, Robert P.
AU - Almquist, Adrian
AU - Benditt, David G
PY - 1987/4/2
Y1 - 1987/4/2
N2 - To the Editor: Several simple and benign approaches for the treatment of chronic singultus have been reported in the Journal.1 2 3 We describe the unexpected resolution of intractable hiccups in a patient who underwent cardioversion for ventricular tachycardia. A 67-year-old man had three-vessel coronary bypass surgery after a myocardial infarction. His recovery was complicated by a perioperative myocardial infarction, ileus, pulmonary embolus, hiccups, and recurrent ventricular tachycardia. The hiccups were unaffected by chlorpromazine, compazine, diazepam, and lorazepam. Nifedipine, a remedy described in the Journal,1 also proved unsuccessful. The patient's most debilitating problem, however, was his ventricular tachycardia. Failure to…, No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.
AB - To the Editor: Several simple and benign approaches for the treatment of chronic singultus have been reported in the Journal.1 2 3 We describe the unexpected resolution of intractable hiccups in a patient who underwent cardioversion for ventricular tachycardia. A 67-year-old man had three-vessel coronary bypass surgery after a myocardial infarction. His recovery was complicated by a perioperative myocardial infarction, ileus, pulmonary embolus, hiccups, and recurrent ventricular tachycardia. The hiccups were unaffected by chlorpromazine, compazine, diazepam, and lorazepam. Nifedipine, a remedy described in the Journal,1 also proved unsuccessful. The patient's most debilitating problem, however, was his ventricular tachycardia. Failure to…, No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198704023161419
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198704023161419
M3 - Letter
C2 - 3821834
AN - SCOPUS:0023112260
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 316
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 14
ER -