Fifty-nine-year-old male patient had a sudden cardiac arrest (CA) while waiting for his appointment at the urology outpatient clinic. The local staff and the rapid response team (RRT) promptly started cardiopulmonary resuscitation maneuvers. Initial CA rhythm was ventricular fibrillation (VF) and the collapse-shock interval was five minutes. Return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) occurred on the following cycle, comprising six minutes of arrest. There was not enough time to administer epinephrine or any other drugs. After ROSC, a definitive airway was […]

Introduction Coronary artery anomalies comprise a heterogeneous group of rare congenital heart defects, being classified according to their origin, course and distal bed, with an incidence ranging between 0.3% and 1.5% in the overall population. Dodge-Khatami et al. subdivided them into seven categories, according to their clinical complexity: coronary arteries originating from the pulmonary artery, coronary arteries with anomalous aortic origin, congenital atresia of the left main coronary artery, coronary arteriovenous fistulas, coronary arteries forming myocardial bridges, coronary artery aneurysms […]