| Literature DB >> 27354896 |
Jung Wan Park1, Jae Hyuk Lee1, Ki-Sik Kim1, Duk Won Bang1, Min-Su Hyon1, Min-Ho Lee1, Byoung-Won Park1.
Abstract
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) has recently been reported to have a survival benefit in patients with cardiac arrest. It is now used widely as a lifesaving modality. Here, we describe a case of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in a young athlete with an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the left coronary sinus. Resuscitation was successful using ECLS before curative bypass surgery. We highlight the efficacy of ECLS for a patient with SCA caused by a rare, unexpected aetiology. In conclusion, ECLS was a lifesaving modality for SCA due to an anomalous coronary artery in this young patient.Entities:
Keywords: Cardiac arrest; Coronary vessels anomalies; Extracorporeal circulation
Year: 2016 PMID: 27354896 PMCID: PMC4919706 DOI: 10.4330/wjc.v8.i6.379
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Cardiol