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ALCAPA: The Al Capone of coronary artery anomalies
South African Journal of Radiology | Vol 16, No 3 | a290 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajr.v16i3.290
| © 2012 Farzanah Ismail
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Submitted: 24 February 2012 | Published: 10 September 2012
Submitted: 24 February 2012 | Published: 10 September 2012
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Farzanah Ismail, Department of Radiology, Steve Biko Academic Hospital and University of PretoriaShare this article
Abstract
Anomalous left coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare coronary artery anomaly that presents with myocardial ischaemia or infarction and/or cardiac failure in infants. It is associated with a mortality rate of 90% within the first year of life. Surgical correction to re-establish a two-coronary artery perfusion system is the treatment of choice, once patients are medically stable.
Keywords
Coronary artery anomaly, congenital coronary anomalies, infant with ischaemic heart disease,
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