Surgical repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from the left pulmonary artery.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.11.069.
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Abstract
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly. We report an extremely uncommon variety of ALCAPA, in which the left coronary artery arose from the left pulmonary artery in a patient who presented with severe heart failure in early infancy. After direct reimplantation of the left coronary artery into the ascending aorta, the patient's cardiac function recovered successfully.
Medical subject headings
- Coronary Vessel Anomalies
- Pulmonary Artery
- Vascular Surgical Procedures