title: Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery in an elderly patient.
abstract: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) syndrome is an extremely rare diagnosis in elderly patients. We describe a 73-year-old female with ALCAPA who underwent successful repair of this coronary anomaly.
authors.affiliation: Cardiology Department, University of Patras, Greece Athens Medical Centre, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Grigorios G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Tsigkas
authors.forename: Georgios A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Kasimis
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Karantalis
authors.forename: Dimitris J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Nikas
authors.forename: Dimitrios K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Alexopoulos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome