Sudden death and cerebral anoxia in a young woman with congenital ostial stenosis of the left main coronary artery. |
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| Authors: | B Knobel P Rosman M Kriwisky I Tamari |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Medicine "B," Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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