Successful coronary angioplasty of a spontaneous occlusion of the conus artery causing a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and electrical storm

Abstract

Abstract Background Conus artery occlusion is a rare life-threatening event, typically secondary to iatrogenic etiology, and is treated mainly with conservative therapy and/or balloon angioplasty without stenting. However, treatment remains challenging. Case presentation We report the case of a 60-year-old man with a known history of coronary artery disease presenting with multiple internal defibrillator cardioversions due to an electrical storm (recurrent ventricular fibrillation). The coronary angiography showed an acute occlusion of the conus artery arising from the proximal segment of the right coronary artery, treated by percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty with stenting (drug-eluting stent) without any serious complications. Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first case in the literature where a non-iatrogenic occlusion of the conus artery causing a ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and electrical storm was treated with percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stenting. Graphical abstract

Keywords

• Conus artery occlusion
• Acute myocardial infarction
• Electrical storm
• Coronary angioplasty
• Case report