Sudden cardiac death as a presentation of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a young adult

Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care. 2015 Dec;4(6):589-90. doi: 10.1177/2048872614562969. Epub 2014 Dec 5.

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death in 5-10% of cases is explained by patients with congenital abnormalities that include coronary artery malformations such as anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). We report a case of sudden cardiac death as the first presentation of ALCAPA in a young female with no history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Keywords: ALCAPA; Sudden cardiac death; chest pain; congenital anomaly; dyspnea; exercise intolerance; syncope.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Vessels / diagnostic imaging
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Radiography