Cor Vasa 2016, 58(5):e515-e517 | DOI: 10.1016/j.crvasa.2015.07.004

Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from pulmonary artery with aneurysmal coronary arteries

Michele Gallo^a, Frida Rizzati^b, Massimo Padalino^a,*, Giovanni Stellin^a,b

^a Pediatric and Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery Unit, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy

^b Department of Woman and Child's Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy

We describe a case of 16-year-old asymptomatic boy that was referred for evaluation of a heart murmur. Echocardiography and angiography showed an anomalous right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery with dilatation of left coronary artery and several large collateral vessels. The goal of surgical therapy is establishment of a physiologic bi-coronary circulation.

Keywords: ARCAPA; Cardiac surgery; Coronary congenital anomaly; Coronary reimplantation; Echocardiography

Received: June 23, 2015; Revised: July 21, 2015; Accepted: July 26, 2015; Published: October 1, 2016  Show citation