Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: natural history and normal pregnancies. Issue 6 (1st December 1998)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nightingale, A K; Burrell, C J; Marshall, A J
• Is Part Of: Heart. Volume 80:Issue 6(1998)
• Page Start: 629
• Page End: 631
• Publication Date: 1998-12-01
• Subjects: myocardial infarction -- coronary vessel anomalies -- pulmonary artery -- pregnancy -- congenital heart disease; Heart -- Diseases -- Treatment -- Periodicals; Cardiology -- Periodicals; 616.12
• DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.6.629
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-6037

Abstract

Abstract : Two female patients are described with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery who sustained an anterolateral myocardial infarction in infancy. Neither patient received surgical treatment although both have lived to middle age with minimal cardiovascular problems and have had uncomplicated pregnancies. Good exercise tolerance and long term survival may be possible even without surgery for patients with this anomaly.