title: Usefulness of integrated imaging in the diagnosis of a rare coronary artery anomaly in a young athlete.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Cardiology, Anna Meyer Hospital, Florence, Italy. silviafavilli@virgilio.it
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Favilli
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pasanisi
authors.forename: Giancarlo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Casolo
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zuppiroli
authors.forename: Roberta M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D013177:Sports; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology