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Europace Advance Access originally published online on May 22, 2008
Europace 2008 10(8):1022-1023; doi:10.1093/europace/eun129
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2008. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

CASE REPORTS

Exertional sudden cardiac death in a young athlete with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the opposite sinus

Erik Wissner, Luis R. Scott, Komandoor Srivathsan and Gregory T. Altemose*

Department of Cardiology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Mayo Clinic Hospital, 5777 East Mayo Boulevard, Phoenix, AZ 85054, USA

An 18-year-old male athlete sustained exertional sudden cardiac death. Evaluation and intervention revealed the finding of an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery circulation from the opposite coronary sinus.

Key Words: Coronary artery anomalies, Left ventricular assist device, Sudden cardiac death, Athlete

* Corresponding author. Tel: +1 480 342 0239; fax: +1 480 342 1606. E-mail address: altemose.gregory{at}mayo.edu

Manuscript submitted 5 April 2008. Accepted after revision 24 April 2008.


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