Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery presenting with infective endocarditis in an adult.
A case is presented of a 36-year old female who presented with signs of mitral regurgitation due to infective endocarditis. Investigation revealed an anomolous left coronary artery arising from pulmonary artery. She successfully underwent mitral valve replacement. Survival following mitral valve replacement and presentation with endocarditis have never been reported in this rare condition.
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000002:abnormalities; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*