Wolff-Parkinson-White as a bystander in a patient with aborted sudden cardiac death
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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young athletes is always dramatic, because unexpected, and is sometimes a challenge to investigate. The prevalence is estimated at 0.6 per 100,000 in the United States. Coronary anomalies are the second most common cause of SCD in young athletes (16%) but are, unfortunately, difficult to recognize before a serious clinical event. Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome accounts for only 1.6% of all SCD. We present the case of a young athlete with aborted SCD and both WPW syndrome and an anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) origin.
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