Hidden Coronary Artery Ostium and Sudden Death.
Pediatr Dev Pathol
; 27(3): 275-277, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38221672
ABSTRACT
A 1-week-old girl died suddenly and unexpectedly. At autopsy the major finding was of a right dominant coronary artery circulation with an inapparent left coronary artery ostium. After careful examination, an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery was found with the ostium located in the non-coronary cusp immediately adjacent to the commissure of the non- and left coronary cusps. The ostium was of small caliber with an obliquely oriented artery (<45°) with no ostial ridges. The artery coursed anteriorly past the left coronary cusp between the aorta and the left atrial appendage to then follow its usual course inferiorly along the anterior aspect of the left ventricle. The reminder of the autopsy was unremarkable. Death was, therefore, attributed to an anomalous and hypoplastic left coronary artery (and ostium) with an acute angle of take-off. Tracing coronary arteries in the very young may be technically difficult due to their small size, thus identifying the location of ostia is important. This may be difficult when the ostium was located close to a commissure.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Anomalias dos Vasos Coronários
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Dev Pathol
Assunto da revista:
PATOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article
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Austrália