Key result
Asymptomatic ectopic high origin of the left coronary artery linked to sudden cardiac death.
Why the study?
Congenital anomalies of coronary artery origin are important in forensic investigations of sudden death but are not well characterized.
Case Report (n=1)
No
This case report highlights an ectopic high origin of the left coronary artery as a potential cause of sudden death.
May warrant consideration in unexplained sudden death; single case leaves open prevalence and causal role.
Congenital anomalies originating it the coronary arteries are of special interest for forensic specialists. The presented case is a man found dead on the Coast of Marmara Sea. The death was considered to be suspicious and an autopsy was performed. On the macroscopic autopsy, the ostium of the right coronary artery was hole-like, located in a normal position, but the ostium of the left coronary artery was pocket-shaped and located in the left wall of the ascending aorta and above the rim of the sinotubular junction. We describe an asymptomatic, but didactic case with ectopic high origin of the left coronary artery.
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Eren et al. (2009) conducted a case report in Sudden death (n=1). Ectopic high origin of the left coronary artery was evaluated on Autopsy findings. Autopsy of a 51-year-old man who died suddenly revealed an asymptomatic ectopic high origin of the left coronary artery, highlighting it as a potential cause of sudden death.
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