Implantable cardioverter defibrillator as therapeutic option for sudden cardiac death secondary to severe coronary vasospasm.
We report a case of a patient with angina at rest followed by sudden cardiac death secondary to ventricular fibrillation. Cardiac catheterization did not show significant coronary stenosis but after an acetylcholine test, a severe coronary spasm was induced. Despite intensive medical therapy, vasospasm was not prevented. Finally, the patient received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) to avoid the risk of sudden cardiac death. In our opinion, ICD in addition to medical therapy may be useful in patients with sudden cardiac death secondary to coronary vasospasm.
Fuertes
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Departamento de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain.
Gallego
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Peinado
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Merino
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D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*