Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery in an elderly patient

Grigorios G Tsigkas; Georgios A Kasimis; Vasileios Karantalis; Dimitris J Nikas; Dimitrios K Alexopoulos

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01155.x

Anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the main pulmonary artery in an elderly patient

J Card Surg. 2011 Jan;26(1):66-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01155.x. Epub 2010 Nov 14.

Authors

Grigorios G Tsigkas¹, Georgios A Kasimis, Vasileios Karantalis, Dimitris J Nikas, Dimitrios K Alexopoulos

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Department, University of Patras, Greece Athens Medical Centre, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 21073529
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2010.01155.x

Abstract

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) syndrome is an extremely rare diagnosis in elderly patients. We describe a 73-year-old female with ALCAPA who underwent successful repair of this coronary anomaly.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / surgery*
Female
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Artery / surgery*
Syndrome
Treatment Outcome