Hypoplastic Coronary Artery Disease Presenting with Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest

Abstract

Hypoplastic coronary artery disease is a rare congenital anomaly that may present with ischaemic heart disease, heart failure or sudden cardiac death (SCD). We describe a case of cardiac arrest in a healthy young man. Work-up revealed a hypoplastic left anterior descending artery. The patient underwent cardioverter-defibrillator implantation for secondary prevention.

Keywords

• hypoplastic coronary artery disease
• cardiac arrest