A rare case of adult congenital heart disease: single ventricular chamber with anomalous right coronary artery in an octogenarian

Patients with single-ventricle physiology encompass a wide array of anatomic subtypes, including but not limited to: tricuspid atresia, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, double-outlet or double-inlet ventricles. The outcomes for patients with single ventricle born before 1990 are relatively poor. An...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Shabbir Rawala, Amna Saleem Ahmed, Syed Bilal Rizvi
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Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2019-09-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1655625
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description Patients with single-ventricle physiology encompass a wide array of anatomic subtypes, including but not limited to: tricuspid atresia, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, double-outlet or double-inlet ventricles. The outcomes for patients with single ventricle born before 1990 are relatively poor. An 81-year-old female presented to the hospital as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. She was started on antiplatelet and anticoagulation. Echocardiogram revealed a single ventricle which was thought to be left ventricle with possible transposition of great vessels. Angiography was performed that identified the single ventricle and anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA). She was also found to have double vessel coronary artery disease with diffuse stenosis of mid-RCA at 80% and proximal circumflex at 95%. She was managed conservatively as was high risk for CABG given her rare congenital condition. Patients with single ventricle are at risk of long-term morbidity, including heart failure, neurological injury, and early death. The mortality risk of these patients is high as most of the patients without corrective surgery do not proceed to adulthood. Our case had multivessel coronary artery stenosis along with a rare presentation of congenital heart disease in adulthood. The patient was offered percutaneous coronary intervention, but she declined and chose to be treated conservatively with only medical management. We present a rare case of an elderly female surviving with a single ventricular chamber. The patient is an exception to the usual process of the pathology as most patients without corrective surgery seldom survive into adulthood.
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spelling doaj.art-3489a9d66bb340b694563ae5850e1d642023-01-03T01:09:21ZengGreater Baltimore Medical CenterJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives2000-96662019-09-019544644810.1080/20009666.2019.16556251655625A rare case of adult congenital heart disease: single ventricular chamber with anomalous right coronary artery in an octogenarianMuhammad Shabbir Rawala0Amna Saleem Ahmed1Syed Bilal Rizvi2WVU-Charleston DivisionJinnah Medical & Dental CollegeRapides Regional Medical CenterPatients with single-ventricle physiology encompass a wide array of anatomic subtypes, including but not limited to: tricuspid atresia, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, double-outlet or double-inlet ventricles. The outcomes for patients with single ventricle born before 1990 are relatively poor. An 81-year-old female presented to the hospital as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. She was started on antiplatelet and anticoagulation. Echocardiogram revealed a single ventricle which was thought to be left ventricle with possible transposition of great vessels. Angiography was performed that identified the single ventricle and anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA). She was also found to have double vessel coronary artery disease with diffuse stenosis of mid-RCA at 80% and proximal circumflex at 95%. She was managed conservatively as was high risk for CABG given her rare congenital condition. Patients with single ventricle are at risk of long-term morbidity, including heart failure, neurological injury, and early death. The mortality risk of these patients is high as most of the patients without corrective surgery do not proceed to adulthood. Our case had multivessel coronary artery stenosis along with a rare presentation of congenital heart disease in adulthood. The patient was offered percutaneous coronary intervention, but she declined and chose to be treated conservatively with only medical management. We present a rare case of an elderly female surviving with a single ventricular chamber. The patient is an exception to the usual process of the pathology as most patients without corrective surgery seldom survive into adulthood.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1655625congenital heart diseasesingle ventriclecoronary artery anomalytransposition of great arteriescoronary artery disease
spellingShingle Muhammad Shabbir Rawala
Amna Saleem Ahmed
Syed Bilal Rizvi
A rare case of adult congenital heart disease: single ventricular chamber with anomalous right coronary artery in an octogenarian
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
congenital heart disease
single ventricle
coronary artery anomaly
transposition of great arteries
coronary artery disease
title A rare case of adult congenital heart disease: single ventricular chamber with anomalous right coronary artery in an octogenarian
title_full A rare case of adult congenital heart disease: single ventricular chamber with anomalous right coronary artery in an octogenarian
title_fullStr A rare case of adult congenital heart disease: single ventricular chamber with anomalous right coronary artery in an octogenarian
title_full_unstemmed A rare case of adult congenital heart disease: single ventricular chamber with anomalous right coronary artery in an octogenarian
title_short A rare case of adult congenital heart disease: single ventricular chamber with anomalous right coronary artery in an octogenarian
title_sort rare case of adult congenital heart disease single ventricular chamber with anomalous right coronary artery in an octogenarian
topic congenital heart disease
single ventricle
coronary artery anomaly
transposition of great arteries
coronary artery disease
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1655625
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