1. Subtotal Occlusion of Left Anterior Coronary Artery in a Professional Athlete
- Author
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George Ziogas, George Dangas, Georgios Stamatopoulos, George P. Chrousos, Christina Tsitsimpikou, Konstantinos Tsarouhas, and Panagiotis Stamatopoulos
- Subjects
Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Disease ,Coronary Artery Disease ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Coronary Angiography ,Asymptomatic ,Coronary artery disease ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Informed consent ,Risk Factors ,Internal medicine ,Occlusion ,Soccer ,Medicine ,Humans ,Pharmacology (medical) ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Family history ,Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary ,Tomography ,biology ,business.industry ,Athletes ,Coronary Stenosis ,biology.organism_classification ,medicine.disease ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Treatment Outcome ,Cardiology ,medicine.symptom ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Artery - Abstract
Screening for cardiovascular disease in athletes is crucial to avoid life-threatening complications. Here, we present the case of a fairly asymptomatic young professional soccer player with several cardiovascular risk factors, who proved to have significant coronary artery disease on coronary computed tomography which was ordered based on clinical suspicion and his family history. Informed consent for publication was obtained from the patient.
- Published
- 2018