Magnetic resonance imaging of Bland-White-Garland syndrome--a case of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk in a 22-year-old woman

Jpn Circ J. 1998 Mar;62(3):219-21. doi: 10.1253/jcj.62.219.

Abstract

Selective right coronary angiography in a 22-year-old woman demonstrated an enormous right coronary artery, with the contrast medium opacifying to the left coronary artery through a well-developed collateral circulation and draining into the pulmonary artery. The diagnosis of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk [also known as Bland-White-Garland (BWG) syndrome] was thus established. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a dilated right coronary artery arising from the aorta, the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk but not from the aorta, and well-developed channels in the interventricular septum. MRI could be a useful tool for diagnosing anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Coronary Vessel Anomalies / physiopathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Artery / abnormalities*
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology
  • Radiography
  • Syndrome