Bland-white-garland syndrome demonstrated by multislice computed tomography
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The origin of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) from the pulmonary artery (PA), known as BlandWhite-Garland syndrome (BWGS), is a rare anomaly with mortality of 90% during infancy (1). If collateral circulation between right and left coronary systems ensues, BWGS patients may reach adulthood (1,2). However coronary flow directs preferentially into the lower pressure PA, away from the left ve...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Cardiology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0160-9289,1932-8737
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960290511