title: A rare case of adult type ALCAPA syndrome: presentation, diagnosis and management.
abstract: We report a case of a 43 year-old previously fit and healthy woman presenting with cardiac arrest secondary to an anomalous origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) Syndrome, a very rare congenital anomaly that it is extremely unusual to survive to adulthood if left uncorrected. To our knowledge, this is the first case of its type to be diagnosed and reported in an Australian hospital. Suspicion of this anomaly on conventional coronary angiography is essential given the life threatening nature of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, QLD, Australia. alishalah1979@yahoo.com.au
authors.forename: Ali Mohammed
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Safaa
authors.forename: Leanne L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Ravinder
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.forename: Nasser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Essack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D063748:Bland White Garland Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans