Anomalous Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery With Retroaortic Left Circumflex Artery: A Novel Coronary Pattern

Kamel Shibbani; Prashant Nagpal; Ravi Ashwath

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.012

Anomalous Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery With Retroaortic Left Circumflex Artery: A Novel Coronary Pattern

JACC Case Rep. 2021 Apr 21;3(4):546-549. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.02.012. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

Kamel Shibbani¹, Prashant Nagpal², Ravi Ashwath¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
² Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Abstract

A novel coronary anatomy in the form of anomalous left anterior descending coronary artery from pulmonary artery with a retroaortic left circumflex arising from the right coronary artery is presented. This unreported anatomy was discovered in a 7-month-old girl with failure to thrive. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

Keywords: ALADCAPA, anomalous left anterior descending coronary artery from pulmonary artery; ALCAPA, anomalous left coronary artery arising from pulmonary artery; CT, computed tomography; FTT, failure to thrive; LAD, left anterior descending; LCA, left coronary artery; LCx, left circumflex; MPA, main pulmonary artery; PA, pulmonary artery; RCA, right coronary artery; congenital heart defect; coronary vessel anomaly; pediatric surgery.

Publication types

Case Reports