Left coronary artery arising from the non-coronary sinus: a rare congenital coronary anomaly

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery is a cause of sudden death in adolescents and young adults. Most commonly, it originates from the right coronary sinus or the pulmonary artery. Origin of the left main coronary artery from the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva is extremely rare. We report a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric cardiology 2005-10, Vol.26 (5), p.672-674
Hauptverfasser:	Liberman, L, Pass, R H, Kaufman, S, Hordof, A J, Printz, B F, Prakash, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Arrhythmia Case studies Child Congenital heart disease Coronary Angiography Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnosis Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnostic imaging Coronary Vessel Anomalies - physiopathology Coronary Vessel Anomalies - therapy Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology Defibrillators, Implantable Diagnosis Echocardiography, Transesophageal Electrocardiography Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Sinus of Valsalva - abnormalities Sinus of Valsalva - diagnostic imaging Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnosis Tachycardia, Ventricular - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery is a cause of sudden death in adolescents and young adults. Most commonly, it originates from the right coronary sinus or the pulmonary artery. Origin of the left main coronary artery from the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva is extremely rare. We report a case of a child with anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery from the non-coronary sinus diagnosed during the evaluation of a ventricular arrhythmia.
ISSN:	0172-0643 1432-1971
DOI:	10.1007/s00246-004-0847-6