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Sudden death and cerebral anoxia in a young woman with congenital ostial stenosis of the left main coronary artery
Author(s) -
Knobel Boleslaw,
Rosman Paul,
Kriwisky Michael,
Tamari Israel
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199909)48:1<67::aid-ccd13>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , ventricular fibrillation , anastomosis , stenosis , left coronary artery , sudden death , artery , resuscitation , sudden cardiac death , surgery
We report a 36‐year‐old woman with ventricular fibrillation, subsequent sudden clinical cardiac death, and a prolonged brain anoxia. After a successful resuscitation coronary angiography revealed congenital ostial left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis. Surgical anastomosis of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to LAD led to a complete recovery. Postoperative electrophysiological examination, mainly programmed ventricular stimulation, failed to excite any rhythm disturbances. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:67–70, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.