Hidden Coronary Artery Ostium and Sudden Death

A 1-week-old girl died suddenly and unexpectedly. At autopsy the major finding was of a right dominant coronary artery circulation with an inapparent left coronary artery ostium. After careful examination, an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery was found with the ostium located in the non-c...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Pediatric and developmental pathology 2024-05, Vol.27 (3), p.275-277
Main Authors: Tan, Luzern, Heath, Karen, Byard, Roger W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Citations: Items that this one cites
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:A 1-week-old girl died suddenly and unexpectedly. At autopsy the major finding was of a right dominant coronary artery circulation with an inapparent left coronary artery ostium. After careful examination, an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery was found with the ostium located in the non-coronary cusp immediately adjacent to the commissure of the non- and left coronary cusps. The ostium was of small caliber with an obliquely oriented artery (
ISSN:1093-5266
1615-5742
1615-5742
DOI:10.1177/10935266231221710