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Postmortem examination of a former professional basketball player revealed a single coronary artery, an unusual anomaly given the extreme physical demands of his athletic career.
A case report detailing the postmortem finding of a single coronary artery in a former professional basketball player, highlighting the unusual nature of this condition in a highly physically demanding profession.
Hypothesis-generating in an elite athlete; leaves open questions on coronary anomaly screening and risk in sports.
Postmortem examination of a former professional basketball player revealed an abnormal heart, most notably a single coronary artery. The literature on single coronary arteries is briefly reviewed, and the possible mechanism which caused the patient's condition is considered. This case is particularly unusual because of the patient's profession, which is so physically demanding.
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Choi et al. (1990) studied this question. Postmortem examination of a former professional basketball player revealed a single coronary artery, an unusual anomaly given the extreme physical demands of his athletic career.
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