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ArticleCureus2025

Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery in a Young Athlete: A Rare Cause of Sudden Cardiac Death.

Kha Cong Van, Mark Gustafson, Caitlin Thomas, Amy E Hunt

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Kha Cong VanEmergency Department, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lewisburg, USA.
Mark GustafsonEmergency Medicine Department, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
Caitlin ThomasEmergency Medicine Department, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.
Amy E HuntEmergency Medicine Department, Charleston Area Medical Center, Charleston, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young individuals raises serious concern, prompting physicians to explore multiple etiologies. Coronary artery anomalies are rare congenital heart defects, affecting a small percentage of the population, and are a known cause of SCD in young individuals. We present a case of sudden cardiac arrest in a 36-year-old male athlete with an anomalous left main coronary artery (ALCA) arising from the right coronary sinus, a rare anomaly that has been associated with SCD in young athletes during intense exertion. This cause underscores the importance of considering congenital artery anomalies in young patients presenting with SCD.

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anomalous left main coronary arterycoronary artery angiographycoronary artery anomalies originright coronary sinussudden cardiac death (scd)

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PMID40895653
PMCPMC12399043

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