Lim Ju Yong, Chung Cheol Hyun, Ma Dae Sung, Lee Seung Hyun
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Asan Medical Center, Korea.
Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Oct;44(5):358-60. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2011.44.5.358. Epub 2011 Oct 6.
We present a patient with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), which was diagnosed and corrected in her 60 s. The patient is the oldest documented survivor of ALCAPA who underwent a surgical repair. ALCAPA should be corrected surgically to restore the dual coronary system at any age and this case shows that the surgical procedure may be performed safely even in an elderly patient.