Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery : Report of an Adult Case
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Cardiology Society
;
: 235-239, 2007.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), also termed Bland-White-Garland syndrome, is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly characterized by myocardial ischemia which becomes symptomatic during early infancy leading to infarction, left heart failure or even death. More than 90% of patients can be dead within first year of life if untreated, so adult type ALCAPA without surgical correction is quitely rare. We present a case of a 20-year-old man with ALPACA syndrome whose diagnosis took several years to be made because he was mistaken to have organic mitral regurgitation.
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Main subject:
Pulmonary Artery
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Camelids, New World
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Myocardial Ischemia
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Coronary Vessels
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Diagnosis
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Bland White Garland Syndrome
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Heart Failure
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Infarction
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Pediatric Cardiology Society
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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