Sudden coronary death due to IgG4-related disease

A 54-year-old male entered the emergency room in cardiorespiratory arrest after syncope at home. Resuscitation was attempted, but the patient died a few hours later. At necropsy, aneurysms were found at the right and left anterior descending coronary arteries. At microscopic examination, there was no significant coronary atherosclerosis, and a dense inflammatory infiltrate was detected, with a high number of igG4-positive cells (94.0 positive cells/hpf). The case illustrates that IgG4-related disease can cause coronary disease and sudden cardiac death. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.