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Rha, Park, Yong, Suh, Moon, Hong, Kim, Seo, Oh, and Ro: Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in an Elderly Patient Visualized by Three-Dimensional Multidetector Computed Tomograph Coronary Angiography
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Korean Circulation Journal

Korean Circulation Journal 2005; 35(1): 84-87.

Published online: 31 January 2005

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2005.35.1.84

Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in an Elderly Patient Visualized by Three-Dimensional Multidetector Computed Tomograph Coronary Angiography

Seung Woon Rha, Chang Gyu Park, Hwan Seok Yong, Soon Yong Suh, Sang Ki Moon, Soon Jun Hong, Jin Won Kim, Hong Seog Seo, Dong Joo Oh, Young Moo Ro

Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Department of Radiology, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea Seoul, Korea.

Parkcg@kumc.or.kr

Copyright © 2005 The Korean Society of Circulation

Abstract

An anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA )from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA syndrome )or Bland-White-Garland syndrome is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly. We report a 65-year old female patient who presented with atypical chest discomfort. Coronary angiography and three-dimensional multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography demonstrated the ectatic right coronary artery (RCA )arising from the aorta, rich collaterals from the RCA to LCA and the ectatic tortuous LCA that originated from the pulmonary trunk.

Keywords: Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from artery, Coronary vessel anomalies, Collateral circulation

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