Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	27678
Country	Canada

Received	2016-06-11 11:14
Peer-Review Started	2016-06-16 20:16
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Return for Revision	2016-07-11 14:48
Revised	2016-09-08 06:45
Second Decision	2016-11-01 09:36
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-11-03 23:42
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-11-17 15:03
Articles in Press	2016-11-17 15:03
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Optical coherence tomography to identify the cause of an arrhythmic storm: A case report
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Etienne L Couture, Simon Bérubé and Benoit Daneault
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Benoit Daneault, MD, Division of Cardiology, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, 12e avenue nord, Sherbrooke J1H 5N4, Canada. benoit.daneault@usherbrooke.ca
Key Words	Optical coherence tomography; Arrhythmic storm; Sudden death
Core Tip	A 56-year-old man presented to a community hospital after an aborted sudden death. After initial resuscitation, he presented an arrhythmic storm with multiple episodes of ventricular fibrillation refractory to intravenous amiodarone. Coronary angiogram showed a nonobstructive intermediate lesion in the mid left circumflex artery. Because of repeated ventricular fibrillation episodes, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) was performed and revealed a ruptured thin-cap fibroatheroma with an intraluminal thrombosis at the level of the intermediate lesion. This case suggests that performing OCT to detect vulnerable culprit lesion of less than severe angiographic severity when an ischemic event is likely, such as an aborted sudden death or arrhythmic storm, may be of diagnostic value and alter therapeutic decisions.
Publish Date	2017-01-18 18:48
Citation	Couture EL, Bérubé S, Daneault B. Optical coherence tomography to identify the cause of an arrhythmic storm: A case report. World J Cardiol 2017; 9(1): 71-75
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v9/i1/71.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v9.i1.71

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