ALCAPA


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ALCAPA

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. A rarely identified congenital cardiac defect which presents in adulthood as malignant ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.
Management Re-routing of the coronary arteries; cryotherapy to treat the ventricular tachycardia.
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This study aimed to retrospectively illustrate the perioperative clinical features, therapy experience, and midterm outcomes after surgical correction, and to determine the value of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and myocardial viability in differentiating critically ill patients among infants and children with ALCAPA.
Preoperative Evaluation and Midterm Outcomes after the Surgical Correction of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in 50 Infants and Children
She underwent surgery for atrial septal defect at 10 years of age and the repair of suspected right coronary artery (RCA) fistula into the right ventricle according to cardiac catheterization, while the ALCAPA was not detected.
Different Presentation of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in Adults: Case Reports
The diagnosis of ALCAPA was impressed, and surgical treatment was advised.
Aborted sudden cardiac death in a young male with anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery
The advanced development in cardiac CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides noninvasive diagnostic tools for ALCAPA.
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: the role of multislice computed tomography (MSCT)
Because it is so rare, no long-term studies of adults with corrected ALCAPA are available, but the prognosis is generally good in children, and Drs.
Florida Heart Surgeon Helps NBA Hopeful Overcome Defect Threatening His Hoop Dreams
14) reported that they false negatively observed the origin of the left coronary artery to be normal in their series of three patients and the origin of the left coronary artery should be demonstrated echocardiographically or angiographic evaluation should be done in patients in whom ALCAPA is suspected (14).
Anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) in asymptomatic 11-year-old case
The steal phenomenon caused by ALCAPA causes significant left ventricular myocardial compromise and is associated with a high morbidity in infants.
ALCAPA: the Al Capone of coronary artery anomalies
However, systematic assessments of the LV function and size, MR, and complications of patients with ALCAPA managed with left coronary artery (LCA) re-implantation are limited.
Surgical Outcomes of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in Children: An Echocardiography Follow-up
In adult ALCAPA patients, prompt treatment provides better survival.
Intracoronary shunt use in an adult patient with Bland-White-Garland syndrome/Bland-White-Garland sendromlu yetiskin hastada intrakoroner sant kullanimi
1 ALCAPA is usually an isolated cardiac anomaly but in rare cases it may be associated with other congenital heart diseases.
A rare congenital cardiovascular abnormality presenting as respiratory distress in an infant
A diagnosis of ALCAPA syndrome was made as a result of diagnostic angiography and with clinical electrocardiographical and echocardiographical findings in a 28 days old patient with dilated cardiomyopahty (DCM) and congestive cardiac failure.
A rare reason of dilated cardiomyopathy in the newborn period: ALCAPA syndrome
Ella Mae came into the world with a condition that baffled doctors known as ALCAPA - or anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
Breve girl faces further heart op; Youngster needs more surgery to correct rare medical defect
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