Vojnosanitetski pregled 2012 Volume 69, Issue 8, Pages: 714-716
https://doi.org/10.2298/VSP1208714M
Full text ( 246 KB)
Cited by
Successful resuscitation from two cardiac arrests in a female patient with critical aortic stenosis, severe mitral regurgitation and coronary artery disease
Mijušković Dragan (Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade)
Stamenković Dušica M. (Clinic of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade)
Borović Saša (Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, Belgrade)
Karanikolas Menelaos (Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Patras School of Medicine, Rion, Greece)
Introduction. The incidence of sudden cardiac death in patients with severe
symptomatic aortic stenosis is up to 34% and resuscitation is described as
highly unsuccessful. Case report. A 72-year-old female patient with severe
aortic stenosis combined with severe mitral regurgitation and three-vessel
coronary artery disease was successfully resuscitated following two
in-hospital cardiac arrests. The first cardiac arrest occurred immediately
after intraarterial injection of low osmolar iodinated agent during coronary
angiography. Angiography revealed 90% occlusion of the proximal left main
coronary artery and circumflex branch. The second arrest followed induction
of anesthesia. Following successful open-chest resuscitation, aortic valve
replacement, mitral valvuloplasty and three-vessel aortocoronary bypass were
performed. Postoperative pericardial tamponade required surgical revision.
The patient recovered completely. Conclusion. Decision to start resuscitation
may be justified in selected patients with critical aortic stenosis, even
though cardiopulmonary resuscitation in such cases is generally considered
futile.
Keywords: heart arrest, resuscitation, aortic valve stenosis, mitral valve insufficiency, coronary artery disease, treatment outcome