Case Report

Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Fistula

Volume: 7 Number: 3 December 31, 2025
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Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Fistula

Abstract

We report a rare case of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to ventricular fibrillation (VF) in a 49-year-old woman with a small coronary artery fistula and no obstructive coronary artery disease. Following successful resuscitation and prompt initiation of targeted temperature management (TTM), the patient achieved complete neurological recovery. This case highlights the beneficial role of TTM in post-cardiac arrest care and emphasizes that even small, hemodynamically insignificant coronary fistulas can have arrhythmogenic potential.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Intensive Care

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

October 12, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 10, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 3

APA
Çolakoğlu, C., & Hopaç, Y. (2025). Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Fistula. Eurasian Journal of Critical Care, 7(3), 47-50. https://doi.org/10.55994/ejcc.1802071
AMA
1.Çolakoğlu C, Hopaç Y. Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Fistula. Eurasian j Crit Care. 2025;7(3):47-50. doi:10.55994/ejcc.1802071
Chicago
Çolakoğlu, Can, and Yusuf Hopaç. 2025. “Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient With a Coronary Artery Fistula”. Eurasian Journal of Critical Care 7 (3): 47-50. https://doi.org/10.55994/ejcc.1802071.
EndNote
Çolakoğlu C, Hopaç Y (December 1, 2025) Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Fistula. Eurasian Journal of Critical Care 7 3 47–50.
IEEE
[1]C. Çolakoğlu and Y. Hopaç, “Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Fistula”, Eurasian j Crit Care, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 47–50, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.55994/ejcc.1802071.
ISNAD
Çolakoğlu, Can - Hopaç, Yusuf. “Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient With a Coronary Artery Fistula”. Eurasian Journal of Critical Care 7/3 (December 1, 2025): 47-50. https://doi.org/10.55994/ejcc.1802071.
JAMA
1.Çolakoğlu C, Hopaç Y. Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Fistula. Eurasian j Crit Care. 2025;7:47–50.
MLA
Çolakoğlu, Can, and Yusuf Hopaç. “Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient With a Coronary Artery Fistula”. Eurasian Journal of Critical Care, vol. 7, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 47-50, doi:10.55994/ejcc.1802071.
Vancouver
1.Can Çolakoğlu, Yusuf Hopaç. Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Fistula. Eurasian j Crit Care. 2025 Dec. 1;7(3):47-50. doi:10.55994/ejcc.1802071