Optical Coherence Tomography To Identify The Cause Of An Arrhythmic Storm: A Case Report

A 56-year-old man experienced an aborted sudden death followed by an arrhythmic storm. Angiography revealed a non-severe lesion on the left circumflex artery that was treated medically but an arrhythmic storm recurred. A repeat angiogram was comparable but optical coherence tomography imaging revealed a ruptured plaque with intraluminal thrombosis. Percutaneous coronary intervention was performed and no arrhythmia recurred. (c) The Author(s) 2017. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.