Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative Considerations
This is the case of an 18 year old active duty soldier with symptoms of exertional chest pressure and syncope who was found to have anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) from the right coronary cusp (RCC) traveling partially between the great vessels before taking a septal approac...
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| description | This is the case of an 18 year old active duty soldier with symptoms of exertional chest pressure and syncope who was found to have anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) from the right coronary cusp (RCC) traveling partially between the great vessels before taking a septal approach between the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). Anomalous origin of coronary arteries is a rare condition that carries an increased risk of angina, myocardial ischemia, and sudden cardiac death (SCD). Surgical treatment of such anomalies with both high and lower risk features can be challenging, and traditional benefit from surgical correction may not be achieved due to complex anatomy. As evident by our patient, this rare condition even though benign from sudden death standpoint could be debilitating despite best efforts and available resources. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-66f285d205f14dfbb28c11167fbd12422025-02-03T01:02:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352009-01-01200910.1155/2009/509064509064Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative ConsiderationsAhmad Slim0John Thurlow1Jennifer Blevins2Shaun Martinho3Brian Markelz4Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234, USABrooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234, USABrooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234, USABrooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234, USABrooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX 78234, USAThis is the case of an 18 year old active duty soldier with symptoms of exertional chest pressure and syncope who was found to have anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) from the right coronary cusp (RCC) traveling partially between the great vessels before taking a septal approach between the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). Anomalous origin of coronary arteries is a rare condition that carries an increased risk of angina, myocardial ischemia, and sudden cardiac death (SCD). Surgical treatment of such anomalies with both high and lower risk features can be challenging, and traditional benefit from surgical correction may not be achieved due to complex anatomy. As evident by our patient, this rare condition even though benign from sudden death standpoint could be debilitating despite best efforts and available resources.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/509064 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Slim John Thurlow Jennifer Blevins Shaun Martinho Brian Markelz Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative Considerations Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative Considerations |
| title_full | Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative Considerations |
| title_fullStr | Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative Considerations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative Considerations |
| title_short | Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative Considerations |
| title_sort | discovery of a symptomatic left anomalous coronary artery from the opposite sinus and postoperative considerations |
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