[Electrical storm in Brugada syndrome successfully treated with isoproterenol. Report of a case].

We report a 22-year-old male who experienced several episodes of syncope within a timeframe of few hours. In the emergency room, multiple ventricular fibrillation episodes where documented along with a type 1 Brugada ECG pattern. Isoproterenol in continuous infusion was started, normalizing the ECG and avoiding further arrhythmia recurrences.

[Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure: a 10-year experience].

Background: Multiple randomized trials support the clinical benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with heart failure (HF) and ventricular dyssynchrony. Since the year 2000 this therapy has been increasingly used in Chile.

Aim: To describe the clinical characteristics and follow-up of HF patients undergoing CRT in a single Chilean university hospital during the last 10 years.