ALCAPA Presents in an Adult with Exercise Intolerance but Preserved Cardiac Function
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ALCAPA Presents in an Adult with Exercise Intolerance but Preserved Cardiac Function
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly that usually manifests as severe left-sided heart failure and mitral valve insufficiency during the first one to two months of life. The majority of these cases die in infancy if not corrected early upon presentation. Adulthood presentation is rare and most of the untreated patients who ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Cardiology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2090-6404,2090-6412
DOI: 10.1155/2012/471759