Detection of a coronary artery anomaly after a sudden cardiac arrest in a 17 Year-old with D-transposition of the great arteries status post arterial switch operation: a case report

Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 Jul-Aug;6(4):384-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2011.00491.x. Epub 2011 Apr 1.

Abstract

Long-term follow-up and testing for patients who have undergone congenital heart surgery is an evolving field. We report the case of a 17-year-old patient who had an arterial switch operation as an infant for d-transposition of the great vessels and suffered sudden cardiac arrest while participating in a cross-country event. Previous evaluations, including a cardiac catheterization and stress testing, did not indicate any identifiable abnormalities. After the arrest, a computed tomography angiogram of his chest showed an abnormal takeoff of the reimplanted left coronary artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / therapy
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Exercise Test
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Replantation / adverse effects*
  • Running*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Transposition of Great Vessels / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome