Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in an Elderly Patient Visualized by Three-Dimensional Multidetector Computed Tomograph Coronary Angiography.
- Author:
Seung Woon RHA
1
;
Chang Gyu PARK
;
Hwan Seok YONG
;
Soon Yong SUH
;
Sang Ki MOON
;
Soon Jun HONG
;
Jin Won KIM
;
Hong Seog SEO
;
Dong Joo OH
;
Young Moo RO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from artery; Coronary vessel anomalies; Collateral circulation
- MeSH: Aged*; Aorta; Bland White Garland Syndrome; Collateral Circulation; Coronary Angiography*; Coronary Vessel Anomalies; Coronary Vessels*; Female; Humans; Multidetector Computed Tomography; Pulmonary Artery*; Thorax
- From:Korean Circulation Journal 2005;35(1):84-87
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: An anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA )from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA syndrome )or Bland-White-Garland syndrome is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. We report a 65-year old female patient who presented with atypical chest discomfort. Coronary angiography and three-dimensional multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography demonstrated the ectatic right coronary artery (RCA )arising from the aorta, rich collaterals from the RCA to LCA and the ectatic tortuous LCA that originated from the pulmonary trunk.
