article_snippet: not ALCAPA - it's very rare for someone to survive past infancy with it.'
article_snippet: I had ALCAPA because I know I would have been wrapped up in cotton wool.
article_snippet: ALCAPA is a rare heart condition you can be born with.
article_snippet: Left undiagnosed, ALCAPA kills in 90% of cases .
article_snippet: June Davison, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: 'ALCAPA is a rare heart condition that you can be born with. '
article_snippet: Surgery is needed to correct the condition and nowadays people with ALCAPA have a much better prognosis.'
article_snippet: An 'ALCAPA (anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery) is a problem that occurs when the baby's heart is developing early in the pregnancy.
article_snippet: In children with ALCAPA, the left coronary artery starts at the left coronary artery.
article_snippet: A condition known as 'coronary steal' further damages the heart in babies with ALCAPA.
article_snippet: Coronary steal develops over time in babies with ALCAPA if the condition is not treated early.