A Case of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Arising From the Pulmonary Artery in Adulthood: Multidetector Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Findings | Zendy

Veysel Akgün | Zendy; Bilal Battal | Zendy; Bülent Karaman | Zendy; Fatih Örs | Zendy; Mutlu Sağlam | Zendy; Mustafa Taşar | Zendy

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A Case of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Arising From the Pulmonary Artery in Adulthood: Multidetector Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography Findings

Author(s) -

Veysel Akgün,

Bilal Battal,

Bülent Karaman,

Fatih Örs,

Mutlu Sağlam,

Mustafa Taşar

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

eurasian journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 1308-8742

pISSN - 1308-8734

DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2010.28

Subject(s) - medicine , multidetector computed tomography , coronary arteries , coronary angiography , pulmonary artery , left coronary artery , artery , cardiology , radiology , angiography , computed tomography , myocardial infarction

Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare but very serious congenital coronary artery anomaly. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography has recently become the gold standard for depicting anatomical variations and anomalies of the coronary arteries because the origin and course of anomalous arteries can be demonstrated very accurately by this technique. In this report, we present a case of 22-year-old female who was admitted to our emergency department with cardiac arrest. In the course of diagnosis, MDCT coronary angiography revealed a left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery as well as marked dilatation of the coronary arteries.

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