An Unusual Cause of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Recorded on a Heartrate Monitor.
Coronary vasospasm is an uncommon, but perhaps under-recognised, cause of cardiac arrest. We present a novel case of an exercise-induced out-of-hospital cardiac arrest due to coronary vasospasm, captured on a heartrate monitor, and discuss the management options for this condition.
Cardiology Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Peter T
PT
Moore
Cardiology Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Arnold C T
AC
Ng
Cardiology Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.
Paul A
PA
Gould
Cardiology Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld, Australia. Electronic address: william.wang@uq.edu.au.
William Y S
WY
Wang
D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058687:Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology
Cardiac arrest; Coronary vasospasm