Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk in a 45-year-old woman

• Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia Vol. 81; no. 2; pp. 199 - 201
• Main Authors: Jacob, José Luiz Balthazar, Salis, Fernando Vilela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 01.08.2003; Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC)
• Subjects: CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - diagnosis; Coronary Vessel Anomalies - surgery; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Pulmonary Artery - abnormalities; Pulmonary Artery - surgery

We report a rare case of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary trunk in a 45-year-old woman. The approach and technique used for selective catheterization of an anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary trunk are described. Six years after diagnosis, echocar...