• Jun Wan Lee, Hong Joon Ahn, Youn Ho Yoo, Jin Woong Lee, Seung Whan Kim, and Si Wan Choi.
• Emergency ICU, Regional Emergency Center, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea. Electronic address: u2leecs@cnuh.co.kr.
• Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Aug 1; 35 (8): 1208.e5-1208.e7.

AbstractAlthough tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) due to atrial fibrillation occurs frequently, it is under-recognized in clinical settings. TIC has a wide range of clinical manifestations, from asymptomatic tachycardia to cardiomyopathy leading to end stage heart failure. We present a case of a 48year-old-woman who presented as cardiogenic shock, and rapidly progressed to cardiac arrest from recently diagnosed but undertreated atrial fibrillation, resulting TIC in the emergency department (ED). She was rescued by extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) for refractory cardiac arrest in the ED, and received concomitant intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) support for severe left ventricular failure. Cardiogenic shock can present as an initial manifestation of TIC, and E-CPR and subsequent IABP support can be a valuable rescue therapy for severe TIC.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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