Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: report of an adult case.
We report the clinical findings, pathophysiology, diagnostic characteristics, and surgical repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a 26-year-old female patient with a clinical diagnosis of coronary heart disease.
Takimura
Celso K
CK
Hospital Santa Cruz, São Paulo, SP, 398 - 04122-000, Brazil. takimura@uol.com.br
Nakamoto
Allyson
A
Hotta
Viviane T
VT
Campos
Monica F
MF
Malamo
Mário
M
Otsubo
Roberto
R
D000328:Adult; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery