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Abnormal origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery, fortuitously discovered in an adult
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6433848     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The authors report a case of an anomalous left coronary artery discovered by chance in a totally asymptomatic 39 year old man. Appearances of anterior myocardial infarction were observed on routine preoperative ECG in a man with multiple injuries. Coronary angiography showed an anomalous left coronary artery arising from the main pulmonary artery. Left ventricular function was poor with associated mitral regurgitation. Surgical correction consisted in an end-to-end venous graft between the ostium of the coronary artery detached from the pulmonary artery and the right anterior border of the ascending aorta. Left ventricular function did not improve four months after surgical correction. The irreversibility of the myocardial lesions argues in favour of an early correction of this malformation.
Authors:
M Iselin; G Grollier; J P Couetil; A Khayat; J C Potier; J P Foucault
Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; English Abstract; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux     Volume:  77     ISSN:  0003-9683     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss     Publication Date:  1984 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-09-28     Completed Date:  1984-09-28     Revised Date:  2009-02-13    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0406011     Medline TA:  Arch Mal Coeur Vaiss     Country:  FRANCE    
Other Details:
Languages:  fre     Pagination:  846-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Vernacular Title:
Naissance anormale de la coronaire gauche à partir de l'artère pulmonaire, découverte fortuitement chez un adulte.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*,  radiography
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*,  radiography

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