CT Detection of an Anomalous Left Circumflex Coronary Artery from Pulmonary Artery (ALXCAPA) in 81-Year-Old Female Patient

The left circumflex coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a very rare congenital anomaly with few cases described, so far, worldwide. An 81-year-old female presented complaining of dyspnea. The transthoracic echocardiogram revealed severe degenerative aortic stenosis in addition to a hypertro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical medicine 2023-01, Vol.12 (1), p.226
Hauptverfasser: Pop, Marian, Kakucs, Zsófia, Coman, Simona
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Zusammenfassung:The left circumflex coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a very rare congenital anomaly with few cases described, so far, worldwide. An 81-year-old female presented complaining of dyspnea. The transthoracic echocardiogram revealed severe degenerative aortic stenosis in addition to a hypertrophied left ventricle with normal function and no wall motion abnormalities. As part of the pre-TAVI planning, she underwent a CT examination, which revealed an anomalous left circumflex artery originating from the right pulmonary artery. The case is currently being managed conservatively. The presented congenital coronary anomaly is, to our knowledge, the first to be described in the literature in this age group (80+).
ISSN:2077-0383
2077-0383
DOI:10.3390/jcm12010226