Anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) as a silent cause of mitral regurgitation in children
Author(s) -
Naela Ashraf,
Suha Zubairi,
Mehnaz Atiq,
Farheen Ahmed,
Muneer Amanullah
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
monaldi archives for chest disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2465-101X
pISSN - 1122-0643
DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2022.2246
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , left coronary artery , mitral regurgitation , pulmonary artery , myocardial infarction , palpitations , heart failure , mitral valve , regurgitation (circulation) , coronary artery disease
Anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), also known as Bland-White-Garland syndrome, is a rare cardiac disease. This condition may present with complications such as myocardial infarction, left ventricular dilatation, mitral regurgitation, and left heart failure in children. We report a case of a four-year-old boy who presented with shortness of breath, palpitations, and recurrent upper respiratory tract infections. He was diagnosed with mitral regurgitation. During the surgery, left coronary artery (LCA) was not present in its anatomical position and ALCAPA was identified. One should keep in mind the possibility of ALCAPA in presentation of mitral regurgitation in children despite not being reported in echocardiography.
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