Anomalous origin of Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery; Congenital Anomaly Presenting with Dyspnea. A rare Case Study
Journal Title: Medical Science and Discovery - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 6
Abstract
Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is rare congenital anomaly. Most of these patients die is infancy. Presentation in adulthood is very rare. Clinical manifestation in teenagers or young adult contains arrhythmia, myocardial perfusion likely causes significant chest pain and these symptoms of myocardial ischemia may be misinterpreted as routine infantile colic and sudden death.
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Shahriar Anvari, Sohrab Negargar, Ahmad Jamei Khosroshahi
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