Asymptomatic anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary arteries which usually presents with heart failure in early infancy. We describe the unusual occurrence of this in an older child with no signs of cardiac ischemia.
Irving
Claire
C
Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. claire.irving@nuth.nhs.uk
Wren
Christopher
C
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*