Cor Vasa 2015, 57(1):e54-e58 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2014.08.002

Anomalous origin and course of left coronary artery-Cause of cardiac arrest in a young female athlete

Michaela Fischerová^a,*, Róbert Petr^a, Hana Hrabáková^b

^a III. interní-kardiologická klinika, Kardiocentrum 3. lékařské fakulty Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady, Česká republika.

^b Klinika kardiologie, Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny, Praha, Česká republika

Coronary artery anomalies represent a rare condition in the general population. Our case report describes a young female patient who survived sudden cardiac death caused by the left coronary artery arising atypically from the right coronary sinus.

Keywords: Congenital coronary anomalies; Sudden cardiac death

Received: August 2, 2014; Accepted: August 6, 2014; Published: February 1, 2015  Show citation