An Unusual Cause of Aborted Sudden Cardiac Death in a Middle-Aged Female Marathoner

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2018

Authors

Quina Rodrigues, C (Author) Other; Vieira, C (Author) Other; Gaspar, A (Author) Other; Sousa, P (Author) Other; Madureira, A (Author) Other; Marques, J (Author) Other; Pinho, P (Author) Other; Casanova, J (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Vol. 34 No. 10

ISSN: 0828-282X

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00P-ED5

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.05.012

Abstract (EN): Although most congenital coronary artery anomalies have no prognostic implications, associations with sudden cardiac death have been described, particularly in the young. We report an exercise-associated collapse in an otherwise asymptomatic middle-aged female marathoner. The aborted sudden cardiac death approach revealed an unexpected initial presentation of a malignant anomalous left main coronary artery origin, with ostial stenosis and interarterial course. The present case illustrates an unusually longstanding coexistence of a malignant anatomical variant with a persistent trigger.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3