title: Case Report: ALCAPA syndrome: successful repair with an anatomical and physiological alternative surgical technique.
abstract: Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, or ALCAPA syndrome, is a rare congenital cardiac disease that can cause myocardial infarction, heart failure and even death in paediatric patients. Only few untreated patients survive until adult age. Here we present the case of a 33-year-old female patient with paroxysmal tachycardia, syncope and mild exertional dyspnoea. She was diagnosed with ALCAPA syndrome and underwent surgical correction with an alternative technique of left main coronary artery extension to the aorta.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, National Medical Centre 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Luis Gustavo
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Vilá Mollinedo
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, National Medical Centre 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaime Uribe
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, National Medical Centre 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Aceves Chimal
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, National Medical Centre 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Roberto Pablo
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Martínez-Rubio
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, National Medical Centre 20 de Noviembre, ISSSTE, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: Karen Patricia
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Hernández-Romero
keywords: ALCAPA syndrome; Adults with ALCAPA; Bland-White-Garland syndrome; Coronary extension technique; Coronary vessel anomalies