MDCT Angiography Imaging Presentation of ALCAPA in Adults
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Diagnosis of ALCAPA syndrome in adults.
pulmonary artery (PA), receiving collaterals from a dilated RCA (Figure, B and D). Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA syndrome) is uncommon, although the true incidence may be underestimated because of the difficulties in diagnosing the condition in the absence of symptoms in adults. The diagnosis has been based on coronary angiography findings, but now MDC...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Computed Tomography
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2169-2475,2169-2483
DOI: 10.4236/act.2013.21005