[PDF] Top 20 Cardiovascular magnetic resonance findings in repaired anomalous left coronary artery to pulmonary artery connection (ALCAPA)

... Coronary artery imaging was achieved using a 3D whole-heart MRA sequence covering the entire heart were obtained in a sagittal orientation by using a mag- netization-prepared, 3D balanced, steady-state free ... See full document

... of ALCAPA [26,27], intercoronary collateralization allows these patients to reach adulthood and protects the myocardium from irreversible damage, which, in turn, raises the question whether surgical repair is re- ... See full document

... Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging was performed after echocardiography because a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was suspected; a plausible coronary artery anomaly was demonstrated as collateral ... See full document

... a coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a rare but potentially lethal ...condition. Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) from the ... See full document

... Anomalous coronary arteries cover a wide range of conditions the majority of which have no clinical signifi- cance ...a left-ACAOS (anomalous origination of the left coronary ... See full document

... treating ALCAPA patients ...repairing ALCAPA without me- chanical circulatory support and with low rein- tervention rates in a total of 34 patients ...for ALCAPA with or without concurrent mitral ... See full document

... In the present study, it was assumed that the final diagnosis and thus, the decision to revascularize or not, can be reached by coronary angiography. This strategy is still the predominant one in many hospitals. ... See full document

... least coronary artery motion, might be bene- ficial for imaging of the right coronary artery due to its greater mobility compared with the left coronary circula- ... See full document

... as left coronary artery ...diomyopathy, anomalous origin of coronary artery must be ruled ...out. ALCAPA patients surviving beyond one year without treatment, ... See full document

... THE LEFT CORONARY ARTERY FROM THE PULMONARY ARTERY MEDICAL AND SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF ANOMALOUS ORIGIN OF. http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/42/3/405 the World Wide Web at:[r] ... See full document

... alous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery functioning as a coronary arteriovenous fistula. : The problem of the anoma-[r] ... See full document

... application of the technique in real world clinical practice [33,37,44]. Preliminary cost effectiveness analyses have been performed in the evaluation of patients with stable coronary artery disease ... See full document

... Right ventricular myo- and endocardium appeared normal, and R coronary artery arose and pursued a normal course. Left coronary artery arose from the pulmonary[r] ... See full document

... intubated and two underwent a feed-and-sleep approach. There were 23 cases with mitral valve stenosis and / or mitral hypoplasia. Of these 23, 19 had aortic valve sten- osis, 16 had coarctation of the aorta, four had ... See full document

... echocardiographic findings are highly suggestive of the syndrome, including the demonstration of a dilated right coronary artery arising from the aorta, a continuous blood flow from the left ... See full document

... one coronary system, two-coronary system repairs and cardiac transplantation [2] ...include coronary button transfer, intrapulmonary tunnel procedure and placement of a coronary artery ... See full document

... Congenital coronary artery anomalies, including anomalous origin of a coronary artery, can manifest as life-threatening conditions, such as myocardial infarction or arrhythmia, and may ... See full document

... A total of 16 patients (62.5 % female) were identified with the diagnosis of ALCAPA (Figs. 1 and 2) and LCA reimplantation was performed in 13 patients (81 %), 3 patients (19 %) was underwent Takeuchi repair. ... See full document

... The explanations that have been offered for the marked enlargement of the left ventricle and for the degenerative changes in the myocardium are two-fold: first is the fact that the left [r] ... See full document

... Perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance: comparison of an advanced, high-resolution and a standard sequence Technical advances in perfusion CMR, particularly accel- erated data acquisition ... See full document