Vaping Associated Cardiac Arrest at School in a Teenager with Anomalous Left Coronary Artery.

Mo Med

Anesthesiologist, is at Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, UMKC-SOM KCMO.

Published: October 2021

The prevalence of electronic cigarette use is increasing at an astonishing pace, particularly in the teenage population. While at school, a healthy 13-year-old male experienced a sudden cardiac arrest after vaping multiple times throughout the day. Workup revealed an anomalous left coronary artery originating from the right sinus of Valsalva. Given this patient's underlying anomalous left coronary artery, we suspect that sympathoexcitatory and arrhythmogenic effects of high dose nicotine from vaping led to his cardiovascular collapse. This is the first published case report of a vaping associated cardiac arrest in a patient of this age.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8504503PMC

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