title: Sudden cardiac death from coronary artery spasm in a healthy subject.
abstract: The true incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) from coronary artery spasm is unknown. The following case involves SCD in a previously asymptomatic young man with reasonable evidence to implicate coronary artery spasm as a potential cause for his clinical event. Ergonovine provocation may be warranted in patients who present with SCD and no discernable cause.
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia Heart Institute, PA 19104.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tecce
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Schalet
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Iskandrian
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mette
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Segal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000175:diagnosis; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004874:Ergonovine; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D004874:Ergonovine