Cardiac arrest as a manifestation of unknown Type V glycogenosis: a case report

• Published in: ESC Heart Failure Vol. 9; no. 5; pp. 3625 - 3629
• Main Authors: Soria‐Navarro, Raquel, Burgos Palacios, Virginia, Castrillo Bustamante, Cristina, Gallardo Agromayor, Elena, Marcos González, Sara, González‐Lamuño Leguina, Domingo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-10-2022; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Acidosis; Adult; Biopsy; Cardiac arrest; Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular disease; Case Report; Case Reports; CytoSorb; Dietary supplements; ECMO; Edema; Emergency medical care; Exercise; Exercise intolerance; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Genes; Genetic testing; Glycogen Storage Disease Type V - complications; Glycogen Storage Disease Type V - diagnosis; Heart Arrest - etiology; Heart Arrest - therapy; Hemodialysis; Humans; Hyperkalemia; Kidneys; Male; Metabolism; Molecular weight; Morphology; Musculoskeletal system; Mutation; Myoglobinuria; Myophosphorylase deficiency; Patients; Physical fitness; Professional hockey; Renal failure; Rhabdomyolysis; Ultrasonic imaging; ECMO; Cardiac arrest; Renal failure; CytoSorb; Rhabdomyolysis; Myophosphorylase deficiency; Exercise intolerance; Myoglobinuria
• ISSN: 2055-5822; 2055-5822
• DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14060

Few cases have been reported to date, in which a massive rhabdomyolysis causes a cardiac arrest in a male adult suffering from undiagnosed McArdle disease. Veno‐arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and cytokine adsorption filter (CytoSorb®) were required to reach a complete and successful recovery.