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

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 47 - 50, 31.12.2025
https://doi.org/10.55994/ejcc.1802071

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.

References

  • Nielsen N, et al. Targeted temperature management at 33°C versus 36°C after cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med. 2013;369:2197–2206.
  • Nolan JP, Sandroni C, et al. European Resuscitation Council and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines 2021: Post-resuscitation care. Intensive Care Med. 2021;47:369–421.
  • Ghumman SS, et al. Ventricular arrhythmia associated with a large coronary–cameral fistula. J Cardiol Cases. 2023;27(1):34–37.
  • Yüksel A, et al. Multiple coronary–cameral fistulas presenting with arrhythmia: A case report. Anatol J Cardiol. 2017;17:543–545.
  • Said SA. Current characteristics of congenital coronary artery fistulas in adults: A decade of global experience. World J Cardiol. 2011;3(8):267–277.

Koroner Arter Fistülü ilişkili Ani Kardiyak Arrest ve Başarılı Hedefe Yönelik Sıcaklık Yönetimi: Bir Olgunun Sunumu

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 47 - 50, 31.12.2025
https://doi.org/10.55994/ejcc.1802071

Abstract

Obstrüktif koroner arter hastalığı bulunmayan ve küçük bir koroner arter fistülüne sahip 49 yaşındaki bir kadında ventriküler fibrilasyon (VF) nedeniyle gelişen hastane dışı kardiyak arrest (OHCA) olgusu sunulmaktadır. Başarılı resüsitasyon ve hedefe yönelik sıcaklık yönetiminin (TTM) hızlı uygulanmasının ardından hasta tam nörolojik iyileşme sağladı. Bu olgu, kardiyak arrest sonrası bakımda TTM’nin yararlı rolünü vurgulamakta ve küçük, hemodinamik olarak önemsiz koroner fistüllerin dahi aritmogenik potansiyele sahip olabileceğini göstermektedir.

References

  • Nielsen N, et al. Targeted temperature management at 33°C versus 36°C after cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med. 2013;369:2197–2206.
  • Nolan JP, Sandroni C, et al. European Resuscitation Council and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine guidelines 2021: Post-resuscitation care. Intensive Care Med. 2021;47:369–421.
  • Ghumman SS, et al. Ventricular arrhythmia associated with a large coronary–cameral fistula. J Cardiol Cases. 2023;27(1):34–37.
  • Yüksel A, et al. Multiple coronary–cameral fistulas presenting with arrhythmia: A case report. Anatol J Cardiol. 2017;17:543–545.
  • Said SA. Current characteristics of congenital coronary artery fistulas in adults: A decade of global experience. World J Cardiol. 2011;3(8):267–277.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Intensive Care
Journal Section Case Report
Authors

Can Çolakoğlu 0009-0008-4109-8784

Yusuf Hopaç This is me 0009-0005-8850-8996

Submission Date October 12, 2025
Acceptance Date December 10, 2025
Publication Date December 31, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Volume: 7 Issue: 3

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AMA Çolakoğlu C, Hopaç Y. Successful Targeted Temperature Management After Cardiac Arrest in a Patient with a Coronary Artery Fistula. Eurasian j Crit Care. December 2025;7(3):47-50. doi:10.55994/ejcc.1802071