Small Septal Branch Artery Thrombus Inducing Ventricular Fibrillation: To Intervene or Not to Intervene.

Acute Coronary Syndrome complications intervention

Journal

Clinical medicine insights. Case reports
ISSN: 1179-5476
Titre abrégé: Clin Med Insights Case Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101531893

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2019
Historique:
received: 09 11 2018
accepted: 13 01 2019
entrez: 26 2 2019
pubmed: 26 2 2019
medline: 26 2 2019
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A 64-year-old woman presented for chest pain and was diagnosed with anteroseptal ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Emergent angiography showed 95% stenosis at the ostium of the second septal branch, consistent with thrombus, and no other significant lesions. The lesion was not amenable to intervention due to small caliber. Post angiography, the patient's electrical rhythm deteriorated into ventricular fibrillation. Following resuscitation, repeat angiography confirmed same findings. Electrophysiology study at 3 months was positive for inducing fibrillation. Due to patient risk factors, she had placement of a dual chamber defibrillator. A 5-month follow-up echocardiogram showed a small area of ventricular septal wall bowing, consistent with blood supply from septal territory.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30799967
doi: 10.1177/1179547619828717
pii: 10.1177_1179547619828717
pmc: PMC6378485
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

1179547619828717

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Declaration of conflicting interests:The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Auteurs

Vratika Agarwal (V)

Department of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY, USA.

Peter C Olson (PC)

Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY, USA.

Jad Mroue (J)

Department of Internal Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY, USA.

Yefim Olkovsky (Y)

Department of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY, USA.

Soad Bekheit (S)

Department of Electrophysiology, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY, USA.

James Lafferty (J)

Department of Cardiology, Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health, Staten Island, NY, USA.

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