Anomalous origin of additional coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery in complex congenital heart disease.
Anomalous origin of coronary arteries is a rare congenital defect and usually presents as an isolated defect. In only 5% of cases, it may be associated with other cardiac anomalies. In this article, we present a case of a newborn with a very complex congenital cardiac disease accompanied with an anomalous origin of an additional coronary artery.
Angeli
Emanuela
E
Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Unit, University of Bologna, Policlinico S. Orsola Malpighi, 40138 Bologna, Italy. manuangeli@libero.it <manuangeli@libero.it>
Pace Napoleone
Carlo
C
Oppido
Guido
G
Martìn-Suàrez
Sofia
S
Gargiulo
Gaetano
G
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