Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia found in an adolescent after a methylenedioxymethamphetamine and marijuana-induced cardiac arrest.

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OBJECTIVE: To illustrate the challenges of managing patients with acute, undiagnosed arrhythmias through a case that demonstrates a possible association between catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, a genetically determined severe arrhythmia disorder that often presents as either syncope or sudden death, and 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine ("Ecstasy") combined with marijuana, which are often...

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