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

Part of: Cardiac Morphology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2019

Silvana Molossi  and
Tam Doan Open the ORCID record for Tam Doan [Opens in a new window]
Silvana Molossi*
Affiliation:
Coronary Anomalies Program, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Tam Doan
Affiliation:
Coronary Anomalies Program, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
*
Author for correspondence: S. Molossi, MD, PhD, Section of Cardiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, 6651 Main Street, MC E1920, Houston, TX 77030-2303, USA. Tel: (832) 826-5600; Fax: (832) 826-4290; E-mail: smolossi@bcm.edu
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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 atresiacoronary artery anomalysudden cardiac death
Type
Brief Report
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 29 , Issue 12 , December 2019 , pp. 1543 - 1545
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2019 

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