Adult type anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery |
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| Authors: | Hallioğlu Olgu Karagöz Tevfik Celiker Alpay |
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| Affiliation: | Pediatric Cardiology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. |
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| Abstract: | Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a clinical entity characterized by myocardial necrosis which becomes symptomatic shortly after birth; survival beyond infancy is uncommon because of severe left heart failure. To our knowledge, it is rare for an ALCAPA patient to survive to adulthood. Here we present a case of a 17-year-old girl with ALCAPA who was referred to our hospital because of palpitation and dyspnea. |
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