Varghese Mj, Kothari Ss
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi-110029, INDIA.
Images Paediatr Cardiol. 2010 Jul;12(3):3-8.
Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is an infrequent, well described, but important anomaly of the coronary origin. Early diagnosis and prompt surgical treatment of the disease can be life saving. However, there are several potential sources of error in the seemingly simple stereotype diagnostic pattern. We report a case of ALCAPA and allude to some of the caveats in the diagnosis of this entity.
左冠状动脉起源于肺动脉(ALCAPA)是一种罕见但已被充分描述且重要的冠状动脉起源异常。该病的早期诊断和及时手术治疗可挽救生命。然而,在看似简单的典型诊断模式中存在一些潜在的误诊来源。我们报告一例ALCAPA病例,并提及该疾病诊断中的一些注意事项。