Sudden cardiac death as a presentation of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a young adult

Authors

Ronald Pachon, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA ronaldpachon@yahoo.com.
Claudio Bravo, Internal Medicine Department, Bridgeport Hospital/Yale New Haven Health System, Bridgeport, USA.
Mark Niemiera, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy, USA.

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

European heart journal. Acute cardiovascular care

Abstract

Sudden cardiac death in 5-10% of cases is explained by patients with congenital abnormalities that include coronary artery malformations such as anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). We report a case of sudden cardiac death as the first presentation of ALCAPA in a young female with no history of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

First Page

589

Last Page

90

DOI

10.1177/2048872614562969

Publication Date

12-1-2015

Recommended Citation

Pachon, Ronald; Bravo, Claudio; and Niemiera, Mark, "Sudden cardiac death as a presentation of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from pulmonary artery in a young adult" (2015). All Research. 282.
https://scholar.bridgeporthospital.org/all_research/282

Identifier

25480366 (pubmed); 10.1177/2048872614562969 (doi); 2048872614562969 (pii)