ALCAPA : the Al Capone of coronary artery anomalies

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Ismail, Farzanah

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Health and Medical Publishing Group

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Anomalous left coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare coronary artery anomaly that presents with myocardial ischaemia or infarction and/or cardiac failure in infants. It is associated with a mortality rate of 90% within the first year of life. Surgical correction to re-establish a two-coronary artery perfusion system is the treatment of choice, once patients are medically stable.

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ALCAPA, Anomalous left coronary artery, Pulmonary artery

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Ismail, F 2012, 'ALCAPA : the Al Capone of coronary artery anomalies', SA Journal of Radiology, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 100-101.