title: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the noncoronary cusp: not a benign lesion.
abstract: This case report describes two patients with a very rare condition who presented with pathologic symptoms. Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the noncoronary cusp has been described as a "benign" lesion by some authors in the past, although rare cases of morbidity/mortality are described in the literature. Both reported patients underwent surgical repair for the lesion and at this writing are asymptomatic at follow-up evaluation. These two patients presenting with pathologic symptoms and undergoing surgery afford novel descriptions. The authors believe these descriptions add to our knowledge of this rare disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. anwars@ccf.org
authors.forename: Shafkat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brook
authors.forename: Constantine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mavroudis
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorber
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed