Anomalous origin of Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery; Congenital Anomaly Presenting with Dyspnea. A rare Case Study

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congenital anomaly coronary artery from pulmonary artery

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Shahriar Anvari
Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Sohrab Negargar
Dept. of Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz , Iran.
Ahmad Jamei Khosroshahi
Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.

Abstract

Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is rare congenital anomaly. Most of these patients die is infancy. Presentation in adulthood is very rare. Clinical manifestation in teenagers or young adult contains arrhythmia, myocardial perfusion likely causes significant chest pain and these symptoms of myocardial ischemia may be misinterpreted as routine infantile colic and sudden death.

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Anvari, S. ., Negargar, S. ., & Khosroshahi, A. J. . (2019). Anomalous origin of Left Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery; Congenital Anomaly Presenting with Dyspnea. A rare Case Study. Medical Science and Discovery, 2(6), 358–361. Retrieved from https://medscidiscovery.com/index.php/msd/article/view/82
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Vol. 2 No. 6 (2015): Medical Science and Discovery
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Case Reports

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