Ventricular fibrillation associated with vasospastic angina pectoris in Fabry disease: a case report
2019
Background: Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked lysosomal storage disorder resulting from a deficiency in alpha-galactosidase A. The major causes of death due to cardiac complications include life-threatening arrhythmias. In addition, life-threatening arrhythmias may be related to myocardial fibrosis assessed by late gadolinium enhancement (LGE). Case summary: A 43-year-old man with sinus bradycardia and left ventricular hypertrophy was referred to our cardiology department. Family history includes unexplained hypertrophy and sick sinus syndrome in mother. Additionally, his plasma alpha-galactosidase A activity was low. He was subsequently diagnosed with FD. Enzyme replacement therapy using 1.0 mg/kg agalsidase-beta was initiated. During the fifth administration, he developed ventricular fibrillation (VF). Electrocardiography conducted immediately before VF revealed ST elevation in the inferior leads with reciprocated ST depression. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed no LGE in the myocardium. Coronary angiography showed no organic stenosis; moreover, coronary spasms were induced by an intracoronary acetylcholine injection. Ventricular fibrillation was not observed as the patient received calcium antagonists. Discussion: This report suggests that vasospastic angina pectoris is associated with life-threatening arrhythmias in patient with FD without LGE.
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- Sick sinus syndrome
- cardiac arrhythmia
- Fabry disease
- Internal medicine
- Linear gingival erythema
- Alpha-galactosidase
- Muscle hypertrophy
- Cardiology
- Enzyme replacement therapy
- Medicine
- Ventricular fibrillation
- Sinus bradycardia
- ST elevation
- Electrocardiography
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Left ventricular hypertrophy
- ST depression
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