[Cardiac arrest in a five month old boy with ALCAPA].
A five month old boy was admitted with symptoms of asthmatic bronchitis. Careful anamnesis revealed failure to thrive latest month, cough since age of three weeks and a few episodes of severe crying. He had cardiomegaly and an electrocardiogram showed Q waves and ST segment elevation in several leads. His condition suddenly deteriorated and he died of cardiac arrest. Autopsy revealed infarction and fibrosis of the myocardium and a left coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery. Symptoms that earlier could have raised suspicion of cardiac disease are emphasized.
Fenger-Grøn
Jesper
J
Gl. Hornstrupvej 40, DK-7100 Vejle. jfg@grejsdalen.dk.
Boving
Lise Aunsholt
LA
Hansborg
Niels
N
D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications*; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005355:Fibrosis; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology