[A case of ventricular tachycardia that was probably caused by coronary artery spasm induced by pericardial manipulation].

We present a case of ventricular tachycardia (VT) that was probably caused by coronary artery spasm. A 74-year-old man was scheduled to undergo right lower lobectomy for lung cancer. Although he had never suffered from any episodes of ischemic heart disease, he had several risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD); i.