Bifid cardiac apex and high take off: an unusual association in a case of sudden death

Debora De Bartolo; Ester De Luca; Vincenzo Arena; Francesco Ausania; Luis Maximilian Buja; Pietrantonio Ricci

doi:10.1016/j.carpath.2016.09.001

Bifid cardiac apex and high take off: an unusual association in a case of sudden death

Debora De Bartolo, Ester De Luca, Vincenzo Arena^*, Francesco Ausania, Luis Maximilian Buja, Pietrantonio Ricci

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Abstract

Bifid cardiac apex is a very rare finding in human and its presence is generally associated with other heart defects. We present the case of an 11-year old boy, with a positive family history for sudden cardiac death, who died while he was playing with his friends. An autopsy was performed, and on gross examination, bifid cardiac apex and high take off of right coronary artery were found. Furthermore, on histological examination, signs of myo-pericarditis were observed. This is, at our knowledge, the first case in literature in which bifid cardiac apex is associated with a high take off of right coronary artery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	512-514
Number of pages	3
Journal	Cardiovascular Pathology
Volume	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carpath.2016.09.001
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

2734
Autopsy
Bifid cardiac apex
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Child
Congenital heart defects
Coronary Vessel Anomalies
Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Heart Defects, Congenital
Humans
Male
Sudden cardiac death

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