Cardiac arrest associated with sildenafil ingestion in a patient with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva is an uncommon congenital coro-nary anomaly that seems to be associated with sudden death in young patients.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We rep...
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| author | Huber Bruno C von Ziegler Franz Bamberg Fabian Franz Wolfgang-Michael Becker Alexander |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva is an uncommon congenital coro-nary anomaly that seems to be associated with sudden death in young patients.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a case of cardiac arrest in a 59-year-old patient after sexual intercourse and Silde-nafil ingestion. A coronary arteriography and an angiographic computed tomography scan subsequently revealed a LCA origin from the right aortic sinus along with an intramural course of the left main stem. In addition a distal stenosis of the right coronary artery was detected. After successful resuscitation without neurological deficits coronary artery bypass surgery was performed.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating sudden cardiac arrest associated with Sildenafil ingestion in a patient with this type of coronary anomaly. The question arises, whether a cardiac screening is necessary before a Sildenafil therapy is initiated.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ea60af1cdd04aec9123014ce1824f6e2022-12-22T02:59:36ZengBMCBMC Cardiovascular Disorders1471-22612011-08-011114910.1186/1471-2261-11-49Cardiac arrest associated with sildenafil ingestion in a patient with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: case reportHuber Bruno Cvon Ziegler FranzBamberg FabianFranz Wolfgang-MichaelBecker Alexander<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Left coronary artery arising from the right sinus of Valsalva is an uncommon congenital coro-nary anomaly that seems to be associated with sudden death in young patients.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report a case of cardiac arrest in a 59-year-old patient after sexual intercourse and Silde-nafil ingestion. A coronary arteriography and an angiographic computed tomography scan subsequently revealed a LCA origin from the right aortic sinus along with an intramural course of the left main stem. In addition a distal stenosis of the right coronary artery was detected. After successful resuscitation without neurological deficits coronary artery bypass surgery was performed.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating sudden cardiac arrest associated with Sildenafil ingestion in a patient with this type of coronary anomaly. The question arises, whether a cardiac screening is necessary before a Sildenafil therapy is initiated.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/11/49 |
| spellingShingle | Huber Bruno C von Ziegler Franz Bamberg Fabian Franz Wolfgang-Michael Becker Alexander Cardiac arrest associated with sildenafil ingestion in a patient with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: case report BMC Cardiovascular Disorders |
| title | Cardiac arrest associated with sildenafil ingestion in a patient with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: case report |
| title_full | Cardiac arrest associated with sildenafil ingestion in a patient with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: case report |
| title_fullStr | Cardiac arrest associated with sildenafil ingestion in a patient with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiac arrest associated with sildenafil ingestion in a patient with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: case report |
| title_short | Cardiac arrest associated with sildenafil ingestion in a patient with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery: case report |
| title_sort | cardiac arrest associated with sildenafil ingestion in a patient with an abnormal origin of the left coronary artery case report |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/11/49 |
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