title: Congenital absence of left pulmonary artery with collateralization from all major coronary arteries.
abstract: Unilateral pulmonary artery agenesis (UPA) is a rarely-observed congenital anomaly with diverse clinical signs and symptoms. It is most often diagnosed in childhood due to the high mortality rate prior to adulthood. This report describes the case of a 71-year-old woman who presented with exertional chest pain, dyspnea and palpitations and who was diagnosed as having left pulmonary artery (LPA) agenesis, hypoplastic left lung supplied by collateralization from each of the three normal major coronary arteries, and atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baştuğ
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. drnabiaslan@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Abdullah Nabi
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cenk
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarı
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003097:Collateral Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology