The Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet Prolapse as a Key to Diagnosis of ALCAPA Syndrome
Taida Ivanauskiene1, Gitana Zuoziene1, Diana Zakarkaite1
1Clinic of Cardiovascular Diseases, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius, Lithuania; Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
|August 21, 2024
Abstract:
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA syndrome) is a rare congenital coronary abnormality carrying a poor prognosis. We present a clinical case series of ALCAPA-related anterior mitral valve leaflet prolapse and discuss its mechanism as a key to suspicion of ALCAPA syndrome.
Keywords:
cardiac magnetic resonancecoronary angiographycoronary vessel anomalyechocardiographymitral valveMore Related Videos
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