A rare case of anomalous origin of the left anterior descending artery from the pulmonary artery

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Mar 1;172(1):e66-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.050. Epub 2013 Dec 27.

Authors

Hironori Hara¹, Hiroshi Yamashita², Atsuko Nakayama¹, Yumiko Hosoya¹, Jiro Ando¹, Katsuya Iijima³, Yasunobu Hirata¹, Issei Komuro¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo.
² Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Department of Geriatric Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo; Institute of Gerontology, The University of Tokyo.

PMID: 24411918
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.12.050

No abstract available

Keywords: ALCAPA; Collateral circulation; Coronary anomaly; Multislice computed tomographic coronary angiography; Scintigraphy.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Collateral Circulation*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Multidetector Computed Tomography*
Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Radionuclide Imaging