A 9-year-old boy with exertional syncope.
J Emerg Med
; 43(5): e319-24, 2012 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Syncope in the pediatric population is a common and mostly benign event. There is a subset of patients, however, in whom exertional syncope is the manifestation of a life-threatening cardiac abnormality.OBJECTIVE:
We present a rare but serious cause of syncope in children that often presents as sudden cardiac death. CASE REPORT A 9-year-old boy presented to the Emergency Department (ED) after an episode of exertional syncope while in physical education class. This was the patient's second episode of exercise-induced syncope within a 2-year period. There was no family history of sudden death or cardiac disease. The child had not undergone any prior diagnostic work-up for the syncope. He was admitted to the hospital for further evaluation, and was found to have an anomalous left coronary artery on transthoracic echocardiogram.CONCLUSION:
As a potential precursor of sudden death, exertional syncope in pediatric patients should prompt a thorough evaluation for a cardiac etiology.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Síncope
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Ejercicio Físico
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Anomalías de los Vasos Coronarios
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Emerg Med
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA DE EMERGENCIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos