Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary trunk: report of an adult case with long-term follow-up after surgery.
An anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery is a congenital malformation rarely described in adults. We report the case of a 65-year-old patient with this anomaly. Clinical presentation, imaging identification (coronary angiogram, MRI and electron-beam CT), surgical treatment and angiographic long-term follow-up are described.
Mesurolle
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Department of Radiology, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, 9 avenue Charles de Gaulle, F-92104 Boulogne-Billancourt Cedex, France.
Qanadli
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Merad
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Mignon
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Lacombe
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Dubourg
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D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods