title: Surviving sudden cardiac death secondary to anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is an uncommon type of congenital coronary anomaly. In adults, the clinical picture of ALCAPA varies widely between being asymptomatic, presenting similarly to other heart diseases, or as malignant arrhythmias. Patients who have cardiac arrest are usually young and do not exhibit prior warning symptoms. In this article we describe a case of a 22-year-old healthy male, who experienced cardiac arrest during exertion. He was then diagnosed with ALCAPA, which was surgically corrected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA. Electronic address: osama.alsara@hc.msu.edu.
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alsara
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Jagadeesh K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kalavakunta
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hajjar
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alsarah
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Nam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Gaurav
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dhar
mesh_terms: D063748:Bland White Garland Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adult; Congenital coronary anomaly; Resuscitation; Sudden cardiac death