Fatal awake malignant hyperthermia episodes in a family with malignant hyperthermia susceptibility: a case series

Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthésie
Elena ZvaritchSheila Riazi

Abstract

The present report of two fatal awake malignant hyperthermia (MH) episodes in an MH susceptible (MHS) family is intended to raise awareness among medical personnel and MHS individuals to the possibility of life-threatening non-anesthesia-triggered MH episodes and to provide a strong incentive for development of effective preventive measures. Two young athletic males (28 and 16 yr old), members of the same extended family with a history of anesthesia-related MH episodes and deaths, succumbed ten years apart on two different continents, with symptoms unrelated to anesthesia but strikingly similar to typical anesthetic-induced MH. Both suffered an abrupt surge in body temperature, tachycardia, tachypnea, muscle rigidity, hyperkalemia, and respiratory and metabolic acidosis. Despite aggressive resuscitation attempts, both developed cardiac arrest and died shortly upon arrival to hospital emergency departments. Autopsy analyses were negative for drugs, alcohol, or bacterial infection. Individual and familial genetic analyses revealed a novel, potentially pathogenic RYR1 variant (p.Gly159Arg) that co-segregates with the MHS phenotype in the family. Both fatal awake MH episodes are hypothesized to have been triggered by physical exert...Continue Reading

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