Diagnosis of Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Left Coronary Artery in a Pediatric Patient

Alisa Arunamata; Katie Jo Buccola Stauffer; Rajesh Punn; Frandics P Chan; Katsuhide Maeda; Sowmya Balasubramanian

doi:10.1177/2150135114558689

Diagnosis of Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Left Coronary Artery in a Pediatric Patient

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2015 Jul;6(3):470-3. doi: 10.1177/2150135114558689.

Authors

Alisa Arunamata¹, Katie Jo Buccola Stauffer², Rajesh Punn¹, Frandics P Chan³, Katsuhide Maeda⁴, Sowmya Balasubramanian²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA [email protected].
² Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
³ Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA.
⁴ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA.

PMID: 26180168
DOI: 10.1177/2150135114558689

Abstract

Anomalous aortic origin of the left coronary artery is rare and confers increased risk of sudden cardiac death. Accurate diagnosis is crucial and often requires many diagnostic modalities. This case report highlights the echocardiographic characteristics and pitfalls in diagnosing the anomaly in addition to the advantages of using computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in a pediatric patient.

Keywords: congenital heart disease (CHD); coronary artery anomaly; coronary artery imaging (all modalities); pediatric.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Coronary Vessel Anomalies / diagnosis*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods*
Male
Sinus of Valsalva / abnormalities*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*