title: [Cardiac arrest in a five month old boy with ALCAPA].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Gl. Hornstrupvej 40, DK-7100 Vejle. jfg@grejsdalen.dk.
authors.forename: Jesper
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fenger-Grøn
authors.forename: Lise Aunsholt
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Boving
authors.forename: Niels
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hansborg
mesh_terms: 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