Rare case of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a 4-year-old child

Abstract

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is an exceedingly rare and potentially fatal congenital coronary anomaly that typically presents early in infancy. We report an unusual case of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a 4-year-old child who presented later in life with vague respiratory and gastrointestinal symptoms and was found to have severe global cardiac dysfunction with evidence myocardial ischaemia.

Keywords: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery; Takeuchi repair; congenital coronary anomaly.