Ventricular fibrillation associated with vasospastic angina pectoris in Fabry disease: a case report. 2019

Kenji Kodama, and Tomoya Ozawa, and Kenichi Dochi, and Yoshiki Ueno
Department of Cardiology, Nagahama Red Cross Hospital, 14-7, Miyamae-cho, Nagahama-shi, Shiga 526-0053, Japan.

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). METHODS 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-β 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. CONCLUSIONS This report suggests that vasospastic angina pectoris is associated with life-threatening arrhythmias in patient with FD without LGE.

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