Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery: Masquerading as Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jul;106(1):e33-e35. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.02.013. Epub 2018 Mar 9.

Abstract

Diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy 8 years earlier, a 45-year-old woman had sudden cardiac death. After resuscitation, the patient was diagnosed with an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery and underwent a successful coronary repair. The management of a patient with clinical features of cardiomyopathy is reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Fistula / surgery
  • Cardiomyopathies / diagnosis*
  • Cesarean Section
  • Collateral Circulation
  • Computed Tomography Angiography
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / complications
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology
  • Hypoxia, Brain / etiology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Pregnancy
  • Puerperal Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Puerperal Disorders / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Artery / surgery