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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr;28(3):252-254.
doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2020.12.001. Epub 2021 Jan 22.

Unexplained near-drowning can reveal ALCAPA in children

S Bichali  1 , N Giroux  2 , N Benbrik  3 , J-M Liet  4
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Unexplained near-drowning can reveal ALCAPA in children

S Bichali et al. Arch Pediatr. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

An 11-year-old girl experienced an episode of near-drowning. She was immediately rescued and was defibrillated. Transthoracic echocardiography and coronary computed tomographic angiography confirmed the diagnosis of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA). We report a rare description of this congenital coronary anomaly in a child, revealed after exercise-induced sudden cardiac arrest while swimming.

Keywords: ALCAPA; Children; Computed tomographic angiography; Coronary malformation; Drowning; Echocardiography.

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