A Rare Cause of Respiratory Distress in the Emergency Department Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery

Ozdemir R., Karadeniz C., Demirpence S., Doksoz O., Yozgat Y., Mese T.

PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, cilt.31, sa.5, ss.357-359, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/pec.0000000000000426
  • Dergi Adı: PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.357-359
  • Bezmiâlem Vakıf Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is the most common cause of myocardial ischemia and infarction in children and infants. Most of the affected individuals become symptomatic, owing to dilated cardiomyopathy during the infant period. Because of congestive heart failure, pulmonary congestion and respiratory distress can be seen. Herein, we report a 35-day-old infant with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery who presented with respiratory distress and dilated cardiomyopathy to draw attention to this rare surgically treatable anomaly.