title: Anomalous aortic origin of the left coronary artery: in-hospital cardiac arrest and death despite bed rest.
abstract: A ten-year-old female was admitted with syncope and a myocardial infarction, was resuscitated, and was diagnosed with anomalous left coronary artery from right aortic sinus. After initial stabilization, she was on bed rest in the intensive care unit awaiting surgery and experienced sudden arrest and could not be resuscitated, resulting in death.
authors.affiliation: Division of Critical Care Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Whitney
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Law
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, Cardiovascular Surgery, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA Daniel.dibardino@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: DiBardino
authors.affiliation: Division of Critical Care Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Raveen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raviendren
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego, Cardiovascular Surgery, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Devaney
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Cardiology, University of California San Diego, Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000002:abnormalities; D001510:Bed Rest; D002648:Child; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology
keywords: anomalous left coronary artery; artery/arteries; cardiac anatomy/pathologic anatomy; complications; congenital heart disease; sudden death