title: Reperfusion-related polymorphic ventricular tachycardia as a possible mechanism of sudden death in patients with anomalous coronary arteries.
abstract: We describe a patient with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery in whom polymorphic ventricular tachycardia developed immediately after an episode of chest pain with ST segment elevation. This is the first report providing direct evidence that reperfusion arrhythmias may be the cause of sudden death in individuals with anomalous coronary arteries.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA. mosaeed@utmb.edu
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Rifat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gabara
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Strasberg
authors.forename: Jairo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kusniec
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rosanio
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Ware
authors.forename: Yochai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Birnbaum
mesh_terms: D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015428:Myocardial Reperfusion Injury / Q000150:complications*; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications*