Adult type anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a clinical entity characterized by myocardial necrosis which becomes symptomatic shortly after birth; survival beyond infancy is uncommon because of severe left heart failure. To our knowledge, it is rare for an ALCAPA patient to survive to adulthood. Here we present a case of a 17-year-old girl with ALCAPA who was referred to our hospital because of palpitation and dyspnea.
Hallioğlu
Olgu
O
Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Karagöz
Tevfik
T
Celiker
Alpay
A
D000293:Adolescent; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging