The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2004 , Vol 46 , Num 1
Adult type anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Hallıoğlu O, Karagöz T, Çeliker A. Adult type anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Turk J Pediatr 2004; 46: 92-94.

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a clinical entity characterized by myocardial necrosis which becomes symptomatic shortly after birth; survival beyond infancy is uncommon because of severe left heart failure.

To our knowledge, it is rare for an ALCAPA patient to survive to adulthood. Here we present a case of a 17-year-old girl with ALCAPA who was referred to our hospital because of palpitation and dyspnea.

Keywords : anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery adult type coronary anomalies.
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