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Ursprungsanomalie der rechten Koronararterie und Roemheld-Syndrom

Ursache eines plötzlichen Todes

Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery and Roemheld syndrome

Cause of a sudden death

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Ursprungsanomalien der Koronararterien sind seltene angeborene Fehlbildungen, die durch eine häufig schlitzförmige Abgangsstenose und den Verlauf zwischen Truncus pulmonalis und Aorta als prädisponierende Faktoren für Myokardischämien gelten. Es wird über den plötzlichen Tod eines 42 Jahre alt gewordenen Mannes berichtet, der eine schlitzförmige Abgangsanomalie der rechten Koronararterie und einen übervollen Magen mit resultierendem hohen Zwerchfellstand zeigte. Beide Befunde sind in diesem Fall als morphologische Äquivalente des plötzlichen Herztodes anzusehen.

Abstract

Anomalies of the origin of the coronary arteries are rare congenital cardiac malformations, which are frequently slot-narrowed and run between the pulmonary trunk and the aorta predisposing to myocardial ischemia. The case of a 42-year-old man who died suddenly is presented where a slot-narrowed anomalous origin of the right coronary artery in the left aortic sinus and an overfull stomach resulted in a higher level of the diaphragm. These two findings can be considered the morphologic equivalent of sudden cardiac death.

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Hagemeier, L., Madea, B. Ursprungsanomalie der rechten Koronararterie und Roemheld-Syndrom. Rechtsmedizin 19, 30–33 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00194-008-0572-1

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