[Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. A rare case diagnosed in adulthood].
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (Bland-White-Garland syndrome) is a rare but often lethal congenital lesion. Clinical manifestations of this syndrome present, in the large majority of cases, in infancy. The authors describe a case of Bland-White-Garland syndrome diagnosed in adult age.
Cattedra e Divisione di Cardiologia, Università Degli Studi e Spedali Civili, Brescia.
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Turelli
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Niccoli
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Curnis
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Giulio Bonomi
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D000328:Adult; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*
Origine anomala della coronaria sinistra dall'arteria polmonare. Un raro caso diagnosticato in età adulta.