A rare coronary artery anomaly in a 14-year-old boy with sudden cardiac arrest.
Cardiol Young
; 33(5): 829-831, 2023 May.
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| ID: mdl-36131684
ABSTRACT
Congenital coronary artery anomalies represent a rare cause for cardiac arrest in children and adults; however, most of these anomalies are asymptomatic and incidental findings. We report on a 14-year-old boy who was admitted to our hospital after cardiopulmonary resuscitation at home. Diagnostic workup including histopathology revealed parvovirus B19 in endomyocardial biopsy. Moreover, cardiac catheterisation as well as CT angiography identified an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery with an interarterial course. Since this anomalous coronary artery might have caused impaired myocardial perfusion causing cardiac arrest, surgical correction and implantation of a cardioverter defibrillator were performed. The further post-operative clinical course (7 months) has been uneventful.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Coronary Vessel Anomalies
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Heart Arrest
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Cardiol Young
Journal subject:
ANGIOLOGIA
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CARDIOLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany