Aborted sudden cardiac death due to intractable ventricular fibrillation caused by coronary spasm refractory to implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):e133-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.209. Epub 2014 Aug 4.

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Yokohama-City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
³ Division of Cardiology, Yokohama-City Minato Red Cross Hospital, Japan. Electronic address: okishige@yo.rim.or.jp.

PMID: 25127979
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.209

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Keywords: Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Sirolimus-eluting stent; Vasospastic angina; Ventricular fibrillation.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Coronary Angiography
Coronary Stenosis / diagnosis
Coronary Vasospasm / complications*
Coronary Vasospasm / diagnosis
Coronary Vasospasm / drug therapy*
Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
Defibrillators, Implantable*
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Humans
Isosorbide Dinitrate / therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Nicorandil / therapeutic use
Prognosis
Receptors, Calcium-Sensing / antagonists & inhibitors
Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use
Ventricular Fibrillation / diagnosis
Ventricular Fibrillation / etiology*
Ventricular Fibrillation / therapy*

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Receptors, Calcium-Sensing
Vasodilator Agents
Nicorandil
Isosorbide Dinitrate