- evaluate and treat possible aggravating factors (e.g. ischemia, electrolyte disturbance, transvenous catheter in right ventricle, elevated sympathetic tone, hyperthyrodism, hypoxemia, acid/base distrubance, drugs)
- consider B-blocking agents if not contraindicated; other antiarrhythmic agents should be avoided
- admit for further evaluation, particularly to identify those who have structural heart disease and low ejection fraction, as this subset may benefit from an ICD
Source
Irwin and Rippe's Intensive Care Medicine. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 2003.
