1. A Rare Case of ALCAPA and Rheumatic Mitral Valve Regurgitation in an Adult Patient
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Silvia Mariani, Andrea Coppadoro, Pietro Amigoni, Serena Mariani, Francesco Formica, Giovanni Paolini, Formica, F, Amigoni, P, Mariani, S, Coppadoro, A, and Paolini, G
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Adult ,Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation ,Incidental Findings ,medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Rheumatic mitral valve regurgitation ,Mitral Valve Insufficiency ,Coronary Angiography ,Diagnosis, Differential ,Rare Diseases ,Treatment Outcome ,ALCAPA ,Internal medicine ,Bland White Garland Syndrome ,Rare case ,medicine ,Cardiology ,Humans ,Female ,Surgery ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Abstract
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital coronary artery defect leading to sudden cardiac death. Diagnosis is made after the onset of symptoms, mainly in the pediatric population. We describe an uncommon presentation of ALCAPA and rheumatic mitral valve regurgitation, diagnosed by a coronary 64-CT scan performed before a planned mitral valve repair operation.
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- 2014