Posted: July 25th, 2017

A 72-year-old man collapses while playing golf. He has a 5-year history of angina and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Paramedics arrive in 10 minutes. Examination shows no respirations or blood pressure; an ECG shows asystole. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is attempted for 10 minutes without success. Which of the following is the most likely cause of death in this patient?

A 72-year-old man collapses while playing golf.
He has a 5-year history of angina and type 2
diabetes mellitus. Paramedics arrive in 10
minutes. Examination shows no respirations or
blood pressure; an ECG shows asystole.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is attempted for
10 minutes without success. Which of the
following is the most likely cause of death in this
patient?
(A) Cardiac tamponade
(B) Embolus to the right middle cerebral
artery
(C) Necrosis of the myocardium
(D) Rupture of the papillary muscle
(E) Ventricular fibrillation