The first reported case of a retained epicardial pacing wire causing coronary artery compression and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

A 55-year-old female underwent therapeutic hypothermia for an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) due to VF which was successfully defibrillated by paramedics. Seven months earlier, this patient had undergone an elective surgical prosthetic aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis. She underwent coronary angiogram (CAG) with a view to subsequent implantation of an internal cardiac defibrillator. CAG …