A case of anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (Bland-White-garland sysndrome).
10.4070/kcj.1993.23.3.468
- Author:
Se Il O
;
Ha Jin LIM
;
Byung Hee OH
;
Myoung Mook LEE
;
Young Bae PARK
;
Yun Shik CHOI
;
Jung Don SEO
;
Young Woo LEE
;
Jeong Hyun KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bland-White-Garland syndrome;
Anomalous left coronary artery
- MeSH:
Bland White Garland Syndrome;
Coronary Vessels*;
Diagnosis;
Echocardiography;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Pulmonary Artery*;
Saphenous Vein;
Transplants;
Truncus Arteriosus
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1993;23(3):468-473
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
An anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery(Bland-White-Garland syndrome) is a rare congenital malformation and sometimes fatal. It is caused by an abberant endothelial budding from or an anomalous division of the truncus arteriosus. Echocardiography (transthoracic and transesophageal) and angiographical imaging are essential for the diagnosis of this anomaly. Corrective Surgery is recommended due to its fatal natural course. A case was diagnosed in a 45-year-old man who presented with intermittent palpitation. This patient was successfully treated with closure of anomalous left coronary artery orifice combined with right saphenous vein graft anastomosis.
