Successful extracorporeal life support in sudden cardiac arrest due to coronary anomaly
Jung Wan Park1, Jae Hyuk Lee1, Ki-Sik Kim1
1Jung Wan Park, Jae Hyuk Lee, Ki-Sik Kim, Duk Won Bang, Min-Su Hyon, Min-Ho Lee, Byoung-Won Park, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, Seoul KS013, South Korea.
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.
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