Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) illustrated before and after surgical correction on ECG-gated 40-slice computed tomography
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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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Fig. 1. (A) Coronary angiography showed retrograde perfusion of the left coronary ar right coronary artery arising from the right coronary sinus and an aberrant LMCA orig huge right coronary artery. (D) One-year follow-up CT demonstrated the patency of th reimplanted LMCA (*)on theascending aorta performedbecause of themajor incongruen and F) CT demonstrated the transpulmonary tunnel position o...
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Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery also recognized as Bland White Garland syndrome is a very rare congenital condition. A two-months old baby boy presented with dyspnoea for two weeks and a pansystolic murmur on auscultation. The base line investigations showed cardiomegaly and bilateral basal haze on X-ray chest. ECG showed ST elevation in leads l and AVl an...
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Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital cardiac malformation. We report three cases of ALCAPA who survived to adulthood. The first case was a 51-year-old woman who complained of typical chest pain that was diagnosed with ALCAPA using cardiac catheterization and coronary computed tomographic angiography (CTA). The second case was a 30-...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1355-6037
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.084194