Usefulness of integrated imaging in the diagnosis of a rare coronary artery anomaly in a young athlete.
Congenital coronary artery anomalies are a rare cause of major cardiovascular events in adolescents who practise sports activities. Therefore, symptoms suggestive of cardiac ischaemia should always be carefully considered and subjects should undergo a complete cardiovascular assessment. We describe the case of a young non-competitive athlete, referring episodes of exertional chest pain and syncope, in whom multiple imaging techniques allowed the diagnosis of intramural course of the left anterior descending coronary artery.
Favilli
Silvia
S
Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Anna Meyer Hospital, Florence, Italy. silviafavilli@virgilio.it
Pasanisi
Emilio
E
Casolo
Giancarlo
G
Santoro
Gennaro
G
Zuppiroli
Alfredo
A
Bini
Roberta M
RM
D000293:Adolescent; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D013177:Sports; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology