Recurrent syncope in the young: do not forget the coronary arteries
Author(s) -
Corinna Foglia,
Walter Knirsch,
Emanuela Regina Valsangiacomo Buechel
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1093/eurheartj/ehs322
Subject(s) - medicine , syncope (phonology) , sudden cardiac arrest , cardiology , coronary arteries , resuscitation , sudden cardiac death , cardiopulmonary resuscitation , cardiac resuscitation , coronary angiogram , coronary angiography , anesthesia , artery , myocardial infarction
This paper was guest edited by Brahmajee Kartik Nallamothu, University of Michigan, USA A 9-year-old patient was resuscitated after sudden cardiac arrest (SCD) during a soccer game. The boy had a history of exercise-related syncope since the age of 5, but all the previous extensive cardiac evaluations were unremarkable.During resuscitation, ECG documented ventricular …
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom