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Case Report
Rare case of anomalous right coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ARCAPA syndrome)
1 Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sulaimani, Al-sulaymanyah, Iraq
2 MBChB, Pediatric Teaching Hospital, Al-sulaymanyah, Iraq
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Chnar Mohammed Saeed
Sulaimanyah province-Kurdistan-46001,
Iraq
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Article ID: 100979Z01AS2018
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Salih AF, Saeed CM. Rare case of anomalous right coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ARCAPA syndrome). Int J Case Rep Images 2018;9:100979Z01AS2018.ABSTRACT
Anomalous right coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ARCAPA) is a rare congenital anomaly of right coronary artery, most of the patient are asymptomatic, although myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac arrest has been reported. Herein we present a 5 month old infant presented with chest infection, during routine examination cardiac murmur detected, anomalous right coronary artery from pulmonary artery suspected by transthoracic Echocardiography which showed dilated (4mm) left main stem of coronary artery with mild left ventricular dilatation, but the origin of right coronary artery couldn’t be detected. Coronary angiography done which confirm the diagnosis and the child successfully operated on for reimplantation of right coronary artery to the aortic cusp.
Keywords: Anomalous right coronary artery from pulmonary artery, Anomalous coronary artery, Right coronary artery
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Author Contributions
Aso Faeq Salih - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Chnar Mohammed Saeed - Analysis of data, Interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Guaranter of SubmissionThe corresponding author is the guarantor of submission.
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Consent StatementWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report.
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Conflict of InterestAuthors declare no conflict of interest.
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