The patient, a 92 year-old Serbian woman, presented on 22 June 2015 with an acute episode of MI and was hospitalized. There was associated AF with rapid ventricular response, preventing stabilization of her general condition (Table 2).
Past medical history: tuberculosis (1951), malaria (1960), total hysterectomy (1980) and traffic accident causing brain concussion (1982). Laboratory investigations and follow-up: electrocardiograph (ECG; 23 June 2015) (Figure 2(a)) showed ST segment elevation, in I, aVL and V1-V5 with reciprocal changes in the inferior leads; anterior wall infarction. AF with rapid ventricular response. The patient was given intravenous amiodarone (anti-arrhythmic).
Homeopathic intervention: on 25 June 2017, homeopathic therapy was given in the form of a few sips of water dose of Arnica montana 30C. A few minutes later, the cardiac monitor showed a sinus rhythm, confirmed by the ECG on 26 June 2017(Figure 2(b)).
She was moved from the intensive care unit to a hospital room at this point, and homeopathy was not repeated. On 27 June 2015, she went into AF with rapid ventricular response again and was re-admitted to the intensive care unit.
On repetition of Arnica 30C (on 28 June 2015), however, the sinus rhythm appeared within a few minutes, and she was discharged from the hospital the next day. She stabilized and stayed well for six more months after being discharged from the hospital, evidenced by the stability in ECG. On 10 November 2015, she had another MI attack. However, this time there was no AF, and she was stable with immediate administration of Arnica 200C, despite the LVEF being only 15%. She stayed in the intensive care unit for a day. Holter ECG showed a sinus rhythm.
After the last episode, she has stayed well hitherto, and the last investigation performed was on 10 April 2017. The echocardiography (Figure 2(c)) shows a stable cardiac state, despite remodelling of myocardium and reduced left ventricular function. She is not on any anti-arrhythmic drugs.