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Table 1 Five representative autopsy studies (adapted from Mirchandani and Phoon, 2005)

From: Anomalous aortic origin of coronary arteries from the opposite sinus: A critical appraisal of risk

Author

N

ARCA

ALCA

Sudden deaths attributed to anomalous coronaries

    

Right

Left

Chietlin et al., 1974 [2]

51

18

33

0/18 (0%)

9/33 (27%)

Taylor et al., 1992 [7]

30

21

9

4/21 (19%)

8/9 (89%)

Kragel and Roberts, 1988 [36]

32

25

7

8/25 (32%)

5/7 (71%)

Taylor et al., 1997 [4]

101

52

49

13/52 (25%)

28/49 (57%)

Frescura et al., 1998 [5]

11

7

4

4/7 (57%)

4/4 (100%)

TOTAL

225

123

102

29/123 (24%)

54/102 (53%)

  1. Abbreviations: ARCA = Anomalous right coronary artery from the left sinus; ALCA = Anomalous left coronary artery from the right sinus.