Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right pulmonary artery in single ventricles is a very rare congenital anomaly. Failure to recognise it preoperatively may lead to adverse outcomes, including death. We report the case of a neonate with a univentricular heart in the form of a double-outlet right ventricle, mitral atresia with discrete coarctation of the aorta, and an incidental intraoperative finding of an anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right pulmonary artery. The patient underwent a successful repair with an uneventful postoperative course.
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February 2025
Cardiology Department, University Hospital Agadir, Medical School of Medicine & Pharmacy Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco.
An anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the opposite sinus (R- ACAOS) with interarterial course is a very rare congenital anomaly with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death. A 29-year-old woman was admitted for exertional angina pectoris. A coronary computed tomography angiography with 3D multiplanar reconstruction revealed an R-ACAOS running between the aorta and pulmonary artery with high anatomical features and no ischemia-induced at the stress test.
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Cardiology Department, Medical School, Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, AGO.
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December 2024
Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal (UdeM), Montréal, Québec, Canada, H2V 0B3; Groupe de recherche interuniversitaire en limnologie (GRIL), Montréal, Québec, Canada. Electronic address:
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Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Anomalous coronary arteries are associated with sudden cardiac death, although only in a relatively small percentage. Although this has been a field of study for years and there are many ongoing studies of larger patient cohorts and longer term follow-up, important questions remain at present in clinical decision-making, particularly whether or not to have surgery. Advanced imaging techniques including coronary computed tomography (CT) and cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) play an important role in the workup of patients with known or suspected anomalies including delineating origin and course as well as defining presence of high-risk imaging features.
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December 2024
Xizang Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration and Development, Lhasa 850000, China.
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