Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery presenting as dilated cardiomyopathy.
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: AR BAKILER, K ELIAÇıK, Sezen KÖSE, Yüksel ATAY
Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2013, vol 41, pp 448-50
Summary
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly and one of the causes of myocardial ischemia. It often presents with atypical signs and symptoms, especially in childhood. In this case report, an 11-year-old girl presented with dilated cardiomyopathy in our clinic and was followed for five years. Echocardiography showed multiple left-to-right shunts on the interventricular septum, the confirmation of which was done by multi-slice computed tomography and coronary angiography. Therefore, we suggest that ALCAPA should be suspected in young patients diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy.