Anomalous right coronary artery from pulmonary artery discovered incidentally in an asymptomatic young infant.

Anomalous right coronary artery from pulmonary artery discovered incidentally in an asymptomatic young infant.
Korean J Pediatr. 2016 Nov;59(Suppl 1):S80-S83
Authors: Kim KS, Jo EY, Yu JH, Kil HR
Abstract
Isolated anomalous right coronary artery originating from the pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) is a rare congenital coronary anomaly that is asymptomatic and discovered incidentally in most cases. ARCAPA is generally not considered a fatal defect in infancy or childhood, although cases of sudden death have been reported. Here, we report a 2-month-old female infant who presented with a prolonged fever that was determined to be caused by rhinovirus infection. Myocardial ischemia of the left ventricular posterior wall was already seen on echocardiography, and ARCAPA was discovered incidentally. The patient underwent successful surgical reimplantation of the right coronary artery to the aortic root to re-establish dual ostial circulation.
PMID: 28018453 [PubMed]

Source: Korean Journal of Pediatrics - December 28, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Korean J Pediatr Source Type: research