A Case Report of an Adolescent with Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Trunk (ALCAPA)
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The Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA): a Case Series and Brief Review
Background Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular defect that occurs in approximately 1/300 000 live births or 0.5% of children with congenital heart disease. There are two types of ALCAPA syndrome: the infant type and the adult type. The most infants experience myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure, and approximately 9...
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متن کاملthe anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (alcapa): a case series and brief review
background anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (alcapa) is a rare congenital cardiovascular defect that occurs in approximately 1/300 000 live births or 0.5% of children with congenital heart disease. there are two types of alcapa syndrome: the infant type and the adult type. the most infants experience myocardial infarction and congestive heart failure, and approximately 9...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiovascular Journal
سال: 1970
ISSN: 2309-6357,2071-0917
DOI: 10.3329/cardio.v4i1.9397