Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Diagnosis and treatment in 3 pediatric patients

• Main Authors: Mirza Halimic (Author), Merjema Karavdic (Author), Almira Kadic (Author), Mirsad Kacila (Author), Sasa Lukic (Author), Sanko Pandur (Author), Nusreta Hadzimuratovic (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hygeia Press di Corridori Marinella, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) syndrome is a potentially lethal and rare congenital cardiac anomaly (for approximately 1 in 300,000 live births). ALCAPA syndrome mostly presents in the first few months of life. Left untreated, the mortality rate...