Left coronary artery atresia in the young: long-term follow-up without exercise restriction

Cardiol Young. 2019 Dec;29(12):1543-1545. doi: 10.1017/S1047951119002476. Epub 2019 Nov 14.

Abstract

An 11-year-old male was presented with exertional chest pain and was diagnosed with atresia of the left main coronary artery. A stress nuclear perfusion imaging was negative at initial presentation, and a vasodilator stress cardiac MRI was again negative 5 years later. The patient has fully participated in competitive sports for 6 years with no occurrence of cardiac events.

Keywords: Left coronary artery atresia; coronary artery anomaly; sudden cardiac death.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Chest Pain / etiology*
  • Child
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / pathology
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / prevention & control*
  • Defibrillators
  • Exercise Test
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Sports / physiology*