Vol 64, No 4 (2006)
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Published online: 2006-04-27
Case report
Recurrent cardiac arrest due to electro-mechanical dissociation in a patient with variant angina – a case report
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.81311
Kardiol Pol 2006;64(4):419-422.
Abstract
We present a case of a 44-year-old male with recurrent episodes of cardiac arrest in the course of Prinzmetal’s angina. Episodes of variant angina can be life threatening due to episodes of advanced atrioventricular block, asystole, ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. It has been suggested to implantant an ICD in all patients with variant angina after cardiac arrest. This patient received an ICD, however, he died suddenly 6 months later. The possible mechanism of cardiac arrest was an electromechanical dissociation.
Keywords: Prinzmetal’s anginasudden cardiac deathICD