Sudden death and cerebral anoxia in a young woman with congenital ostial stenosis of the left main coronary artery.
We report a 36-year-old woman with ventricular fibrillation, subsequent sudden clinical cardiac death, and a prolonged brain anoxia. After a successful resuscitation coronary angiography revealed congenital ostial left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis. Surgical anastomosis of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to LAD led to a complete recovery. Postoperative electrophysiological examination, mainly programmed ventricular stimulation, failed to excite any rhythm disturbances. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 48:67-70, 1999.
Knobel
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Department of Medicine "B," Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Rosman
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Kriwisky
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Tamari
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D000328:Adult; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000209:etiology*; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000209:etiology