Sudden Cardiac Death in a Patient with Anomalous Origin of Right Coronary Artery with Concomitant Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

Anomalous origin of right coronary artery (ARCA) arising from the left sinus of Valsalva (a congenital cardiac abnormality) and sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SOVA) are rare and often have asymptomatic conditions. However, symptoms could range from chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, syncope...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2020-03, Vol.12 (3), p.e7377
Main Authors: Ahmed, Adnan, Mir, Mariam, Soin, Sarthak, Patel, Sabah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Cardiology
Case reports
Congenital diseases
Coronary vessels
Electrocardiography
Heart surgery
Internal Medicine
Mortality
Pain
Patients
Pulmonary arteries
Syphilis
Veins & arteries
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Anomalous origin of right coronary artery (ARCA) arising from the left sinus of Valsalva (a congenital cardiac abnormality) and sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SOVA) are rare and often have asymptomatic conditions. However, symptoms could range from chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, syncope to sudden cardiac death (SCD). The co-existence of these two anomalies (ARCA + SOVA) could lead to potential adverse outcomes in the absence of early intervention. The presence of these two conditions together increases the risk of SCD as reported in our case of a young male who presented to the emergency department with chest pain.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.7377