Sudden cardiac death caused by coronary ostial compression by an aneurysm of the sinus of valsalva
West Indian med. j
; 38(4): 250-2, Dec. 1989.
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in English
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| ID: med-14316
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ABSTRACT
A 22-year-old man was asymptomatic until he died suddenly after being startled. Post-mortem examination was normal except for aneurysmal dilation of the left Sinus of Valsalva, the upper margin of which formed a flap-like ridge, partially occluding the ostium of the left main coronary artery which arose immediately above it. Further compression of this "slit-like" orifice by aneurysmal distention was the proposed cause of myocardial ischaemia and arrhythmic death (AU)
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MedCarib
Main subject:
Aortic Aneurysm
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Sinus of Valsalva
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Coronary Vessels
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Death, Sudden
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Year:
1989
Document type:
Article