Case report: Right coronary artery rupture-A rare complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Chenchen Ai; Xiaobo Lv; Xuehong Qi; Hanbo Tang

doi:10.3389/fcvm.2022.1042593

Case report: Right coronary artery rupture-A rare complication of cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Nov 7:9:1042593. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.1042593. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Chenchen Ai¹, Xiaobo Lv¹, Xuehong Qi¹, Hanbo Tang¹

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular Center, Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child-Care Hospital, Lanzhou, China.

Abstract

An 8-month-old female experienced a life-threatening right coronary artery rupture resulting from cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 1 week after corrective surgery for Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Emergency exploratory thoracotomy was performed due to uncorrectable hemorrhagic shock. During exploration, active bleeding was detected in the anterior branch of the right ventricular coronary artery. After the repair, the patient's condition improved. Coronary artery rupture is an extremely rare complication of CPR. Here, we present a case that provides new reflections and warnings to clinicians.

Keywords: cardiopulmonary resuscitation; cardiovascular injury; chest compression; coronary artery rupture; hemorrhagic shock.

Publication types

Case Reports