Publications by authors named "Abdulla Almajed"

Coronary artery aneurysm in adults is associated with connective tissue disorders, including Marfan syndrome. Coronary artery aneurysms are at risk for thrombosis, which obstructs coronary flow and thus results in myocardial infarction. We present a case of coronary artery aneurysm thrombosis in a patient with Marfan syndrome who presented with acute coronary syndrome.

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Background: Congenitally corrected levo-transposition of the great arteries (L-TGA) is a congenital heart disease in which the ventricles and great arteries are transposed from their typical anatomy. In L-TGA, the double discordance, atrioventricular and ventriculoarterial, create an acyanotic milieu which allows patients to survive their early decades, however, progressive systemic right ventricle (sRV) dysfunction creates complications later in life. sRV dysfunction and remodeling predisposes patients to intracardiac thrombus (ICT) formation.

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