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Isotopic Findings in Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery: Report of an Adult Case

Departments of Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Saint Jacques, Besançon, France

Correspondence: For reprints contact: Thierry Anguenot, Service de Cardiologie, Hopital Saint Jacques, 25030 Besançon Cedex, France.

ABSTRACT

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the main pulmonary trunk results in myocardial ischemia or infarction, and maybe a cause of death in the first months of life. Some patients, however, develop satisfactory coronary collateral circulation and remain asymptomatic into adulthood. In these patients, myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function are not well understood. We report the case of a 17-yr-old female patient, suffering from anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the main pulmonary trunk, who underwent reimplantation of the left coronary artery to the aorta. The preoperative permanent ²⁰¹Tl defect of the left antero-lateral ventricular wall and the abnormal regional wall motion induced by stress exercise testing were fully reversed after the operation.