Treatment of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in adulthood.
A 47-year-old female patient underwent surgical correction of a recently diagnosed anomalous left coronary artery. The artery originated from the pulmonary artery, and the patient had suffered from pulmonary hypertension and congestive heart failure. The follow-up after 3 and 6 months showed only slight improvement in the patient's condition.
Christensen
E D
ED
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Denmark.
Johansen
J B
JB
Thayssen
P
P
Andersen
P E
PE
Alstrup
P
P
D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016896:Treatment Outcome