Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery:Report of an Adult Case.
10.4070/kcj.1999.29.5.528
- Author:
Tae Seo SHON
;
Keon Woong MOON
;
Ki Dong YOO
;
Ho Joong YOUN
;
Soon Chan SO
;
Kyeong Kun KWAK
;
Hae Kyu PARK
;
Wook Sung CHUNG
;
Sang Kook HAN
;
Soon Jo HONG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery;
ALCAPA;
Coronary anomaly
- MeSH:
Adult*;
Bland White Garland Syndrome;
Chest Pain;
Child;
Coronary Vessels*;
Female;
Humans;
Infant;
Ischemia;
Mortality;
Pulmonary Artery
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
1999;29(5):528-531
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital cardiovascular anomaly. The mortality rate among infants and children without operation has been eighty to ninety-five percents and few patients survive till teen-age or adulthood. This anomaly was detected during elective coronary angiogram in a 32 year-old female patient with atypical chest pain. Reversible ischemia was demonstrated on myocardial 201Tl-SPECT. Coronary angiogram revealed anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery.
