Occlusion of left main coronary artery presenting with ventricular fibrillation in teenagers: an unrecognised cause of sudden death?
Mayme E MarshallSeshadri BalajiPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2020)
In young patients with unexplained ventricular fibrillation, coronary occlusion may be missed by echocardiogram and misinterpreted by CT. We report two patients presenting with ventricular fibrillation and initially negative workup, later identified to have occlusion of left main coronary artery. We demonstrate the importance of angiography to rule out coronary occlusion in patients with unexplained ventricular fibrillation.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- pulmonary artery
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- catheter ablation
- computed tomography
- coronary artery disease
- optical coherence tomography
- atrial fibrillation
- magnetic resonance
- middle aged
- dual energy
- positron emission tomography
- pet ct
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement