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Does extracorporeal life support (ECLS) improve survival in a young athlete with sudden cardiac arrest due to an anomalous coronary artery?
Does extracorporeal life support (ECLS) improve survival in a young athlete with sudden cardiac arrest due to an anomalous coronary artery?
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) can serve as an effective, lifesaving bridge to surgical correction in patients experiencing sudden cardiac arrest due to rare congenital coronary anomalies.
Supports ECLS bridge to surgery in anomalous coronary arrest; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective validation before practice change.
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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