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Young athlete with sudden cardiac arrest treated with therapeutic hypothermia
Author(s) -
Kojima Katsuaki,
Sato Akihiro,
Yamashita Yukio,
Ishihara Jun,
Aoyagi Hideshi,
Okishige Kaoru
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12144
Subject(s) - medicine , hypothermia , cardiology , artery , cardiopulmonary bypass , sudden cardiac arrest , aorta , coronary sinus , bypass grafting
Reported herein is a coronary anomaly that occurred in a young adolescent athlete who presented with cardiopulmonary arrest. The patient was resuscitated and treated with therapeutic hypothermia. The patient had no associated neurological complications at follow up. Enhanced computed tomography of the heart indicated an anomalous left main coronary artery originating from the right coronary sinus and coursing between the aorta and the pulmonary artery. The patient underwent surgical intervention with coronary artery bypass grafting to prevent symptom recurrence.