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Coronary artery anomalies: A multidisciplinary approach to shape the landscape of a challenging problem

Silvana Molossi^1,2, Hitesh Agrawal^1,2

1 Coronary Anomalies Program, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
2 The Lillie Frank Abercrombie Section of Cardiology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

* Corresponding Author: Silvana Molossi, MD, PhD, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, 6621 Fannin Street, WT 19345-C, Houston, TX 77030. Email:

Congenital Heart Disease 2017, 12(5), 596-596. https://doi.org/10.1111/chd.12490

Abstract

Coronary artery anomalies, particularly anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery with an interarterial course, are associated with sudden cardiac arrest or death in the young. There is paucity of data on risk stratification and longitudinal follow up is lacking in these patients. Collaboration and sharing of data among specialized centers might shed much needed light in this complex problem.

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