title: Anomalous origin of the left anterior descending artery from the pulmonary artery.
abstract: An extremely rare congenital abnormality is reported in which the anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) originates from the pulmonary trunk. The clinical presentation, angiographic findings, and surgical treatment are discussed. This is the only reported case where surgical treatment included ligation of the LAD with internal mammary artery bypass grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Diego.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Derrick
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Moreno-Cabral
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007387:Internal Mammary-Coronary Artery Anastomosis; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*