Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in an adult patient presenting wit congestive heart failure

Mustafa Çetin,

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6072

Mustafa Çetin¹, Ekrem Aksu¹, Cem Atik², Cem Arıtürk², Orhan Karabörk²

¹Kahramanmaraş Devlet Hastanesi, Kardiyoloji Kliniği, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.6072

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Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a very rare congenital defect associated with myocardial ischemia, congestive heart failure and death in the early period of life. Therefore, it is uncommon for an ALCAPA patient to survive to adulthood. In this article, we report a 36-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with ALCAPA when we investigated the reason for the left ventricular dysfunction.

Keywords : Birth defects; coronary angiography; congestive heart failure

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