Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA) in an Old Adult

The anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital cardiac malformation. It presents predominantly in infancy and its main presenting feature is myocardial ischemia or heart failure. Survival to adulthood is quite uncommon. If untreated, mortalit...

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Main Authors: Maryam Esmaeilzadeh, Nooshin Hadizadeh, Feridoun Noohi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-09-01
Series:Journal of Tehran University Heart Center
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/19147.pdf