Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Main Pulmonary Artery in Adults
2004; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 110; Issue: 21 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1161/01.cir.0000147782.28487.52
ISSN1524-4539
AutoresMarkus Schwerzmann, Omid Salehian, T. Elliot, Naeem Merchant, Samuel C. Siu, Gary D. Webb,
Tópico(s)Vascular anomalies and interventions
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Webb, MD Markus SchwerzmannMarkus Schwerzmann From the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, UHN Toronto General Hospital (M.S., O.S., S.C.S., G.D.W.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory, University of Toronto (T.E., N.M.), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. , Omid SalehianOmid Salehian From the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, UHN Toronto General Hospital (M.S., O.S., S.C.S., G.D.W.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory, University of Toronto (T.E., N.M.), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. , Tracy ElliotTracy Elliot From the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, UHN Toronto General Hospital (M.S., O.S., S.C.S., G.D.W.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory, University of Toronto (T.E., N.M.), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. , Naeem MerchantNaeem Merchant From the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, UHN Toronto General Hospital (M.S., O.S., S.C.S., G.D.W.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory, University of Toronto (T.E., N.M.), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. , Samuel C. SiuSamuel C. Siu From the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, UHN Toronto General Hospital (M.S., O.S., S.C.S., G.D.W.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory, University of Toronto (T.E., N.M.), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. and Gary D. WebbGary D. Webb From the Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, UHN Toronto General Hospital (M.S., O.S., S.C.S., G.D.W.), and the Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Laboratory, University of Toronto (T.E., N.M.), Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally published23 Nov 2004https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000147782.28487.52Circulation. 2004;110:e511–e513Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA, or Bland-White-Garland syndrome) occurs once per 300 000 live births, usually as an isolated cardiac lesion. In fetal life, this anomaly is well tolerated because pulmonary pressure equals systemic pressure and oxygen content is identical in the main pulmonary artery (PA) and aorta. Therefore, coronary collateral growth is not especially promoted before birth. After birth, as soon as pulmonary pressure and saturation fall, left ventricular (LV) oxygen demands no longer can be accommodated by the left coronary artery (LCA), and ALCAPA leads to myocardial ischemia. Subendocardial ischemia can occur even in the presence of well-established coronary collateral vessels because of preferential coronary blood flow into the low-pressure pulmonary circulation instead of high-resistance myocardial blood vessel (ie, coronary steal). It is not surprising that up to 9 of 10 children with ALCAPA will die within the first year of life without surgical intervention. The asymptomatic individual presenting in adulthood is rare and must have a well-developed coronary collateral circulation with retrograde perfusion of the LV from the right coronary artery (RCA). Some of these patients have an ostial stenosis of the LCA, limiting the steal and increasing myocardial perfusion pressure. Even if asymptomatic, uncorrected adult ALCAPA patients are at risk for sudden death, which classically is precipitated by exercise.We recently examined a 38-year-old asymptomatic male undergoing cardiac evaluation for a continuous heart murmur along the left sternal border. His ECG showed sinus rhythm and was suggestive of a previous anteroseptal myocardial infarction. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a large coronary artery arising from the right aortic sinus (Figure 1), turbulent diastolic flow within the interventricular septum and right ventricular (RV) apex, and take-off of a vessel from the posteromedial aspect of the PA (Figure 2). LV systolic function was mildly reduced with septal hypokinesis and apical akinesis. Cardiac MRI confirmed ALCAPA (Figures 3 and 4) by demonstrating the pulmonary origin of the LCA with retrograde flow in the left anterior descending artery (LAD). The turbulent diastolic flow seen in the interventricular septum on echocardiography was the result of large septal collateral vessels. Delayed gadolinium-enhanced imaging demonstrated a viable myocardium with only subendocardial hyperenhancement in the LAD and circumflex territories (Figure 5). Right coronary angiography revealed a dilated and tortuous vessel with impressive right-to-left collateralization (Figure 6). Download figureDownload PowerPointFigure 1. Echocardiography with parasternal long-axis view shows a prominent large vessel (arrow) arising from the right aortic sinus. Ao indicates aorta; LA, left atrium.Download figureDownload PowerPointFigure 2. In the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) view, a vessel is seen to arise from the posteromedial aspect of the PA just distal to the pulmonary valve (arrow). Because of the orthogonal direction of the Doppler beam in relation to the anomalous vessel course, no reliable flow signals were obtained. There is mild pulmonary regurgitation.Download figureDownload PowerPointFigure 3. Axial double-inversion recovery MRI demonstrates an enlarged RCA (A, arrow) with normal origin from the aorta and an enlarged LCA arising anomalously from the proximal PA (B, arrow). Acronyms as in Figure 1.Download figureDownload PowerPointFigure 4. Two-dimensional axial fast-cine phase contrast (A) magnitude and (B) velocity images show normal antegrade flow in RCA (arrow) and retrograde flow in LAD (arrowhead). Superior flow is black and inferior flow is white on velocity images by convention.Download figureDownload PowerPointFigure 5. Delayed contrast-enhanced MRI shows nontransmural infarction in the LCA territory. The extent of hyperenhanced tissue in this short-axis view is <25% of the myocardial thickness, which indicates a predominately viable myocardium with potential for improved contractility after revascularization.Download figureDownload PowerPointFigure 6. Selective right coronary angiography shows a large tortuous vessel with coronary collaterals of various sizes communicating with the left coronary system.The patient currently is awaiting surgical repair to establish 2-coronary myocardial perfusion.FootnotesCorrespondence to Markus Schwerzmann, MD, Toronto Congenital Cardiac Centre for Adults, UHN Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St, Eaton-North 12-220, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2C4, Canada. 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