title: Recurrent ventricular tachycardia associated with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a child managed by revascularisation and map-guided endocardial resection.
abstract: A 13 year old girl with recurrent ventricular tachycardia that occurred in association with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is described. Such an arrhythmia has not been described before. Ligation of the anomalous left coronary artery led to more frequent episodes of ventricular tachycardia with evidence of myocardial ischaemia. She was successfully managed by revascularisation (to establish a two coronary system) and map-guided left ventricular aneurysmectomy.
authors.affiliation: Regional Cardiothoracic Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McComb
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hilton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*