Sudden death due to painless spasm in near normal coronary arteries.
Two cases of resuscitated sudden cardiac death are described; one was due to ventricular fibrillation and the other to ventricular asystole. In both cases the underlying etiology was painless coronary spasm and no fixed coronary disease.
D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications