Electrical Storm Caused by Complementary Medication with Ginkgo Biloba Extract Otmar Pfister, MD, Christian Sticherling, MD, Beat Schaer, MD, Stefan Osswald,

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Electrical Storm Caused by Complementary Medication with Ginkgo Biloba Extract Otmar Pfister, MD, Christian Sticherling, MD, Beat Schaer, MD, Stefan Osswald, MD The American Journal of Medicine Volume 121, Issue 11, Pages e3-e4 (November 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.05.044 Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions

Figure Cumulative registration of ventricular tachycardias (VT) by ICD. (A) Clustering of VT episodes between December and March 2007, the period Ginkgo biloba medication was taken. (B) Daily episodes of VT that required ICD intervention during Ginkgo biloba intake (horizontal bar). Substantial decrease of VT episodes immediately after Ginkgo biloba discontinuation with subsequent event-free follow-up. The American Journal of Medicine 2008 121, e3-e4DOI: (10.1016/j.amjmed.2008.05.044) Copyright © 2008 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions