Anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery

Cardiovasc J Afr. 2012 Sep 12;23(8):e9-e10. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2012-031.

Abstract

A 24-year-old female presented to her general practitioner with shortness of breath. She was referred for an echocardiogram, which demonstrated features suggestive of a right coronary artery fistula, and referred to our institute. We performed a contrast-enhanced, prospectively triggered cardiac CT angiogram, which demonstrated the primary and secondary features of anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), also known as the Bland-White-Garland syndrome, a rare congenital abnormality of the origin of the left main coronary artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging
  • Dyspnea / diagnosis*
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / complications
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography
  • Syndrome
  • Young Adult