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Review
. 2015 Dec;25(8):1561-6.
doi: 10.1017/S104795111500205X.

Critical care for patients with congenital abnormalities of the coronary arteries

Saul Flores  1 , Ryan A Moore  1 , Christopher J Statile  1 , Erik C Michelfelder  1 , Shawna G Wanstrath  1 , Timothy K Knilans  1 , David L Morales  1 , David S Cooper  1
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Review

Critical care for patients with congenital abnormalities of the coronary arteries

Saul Flores et al. Cardiol Young. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

Congenital abnormalities of the coronary arteries in the absence of structural heart disease account for a small but interesting percentage of cardiac lesions in children. Their presentation may vary from incidental identification to aborted/sudden cardiac death. Patients with aborted sudden death episodes will require significant support if they develop extensive ischaemic myocardial injury. Ultimately, surgical repair should be carried out as soon as haemodynamic stability is attained and the neurological status is evaluated. The aims of this article were to provide a review of congenital abnormalities of the coronary arteries most commonly seen in children in the ICU as well as to review the current critical-care management thereof.

Keywords: Congenital; coronary anomalies; critical care; sudden cardiac death.

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