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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2016; 26(02): 201-205
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.184423
Cardiothoracic Imaging

Dual left anterior descending artery with anomalous origin of long LAD from pulmonary artery - rare coronary anomaly detected on computed tomography coronary angiography

Aditi Vohra
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India
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Harneet Narula
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, India
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Abstract

Dual left anterior descending artery is a rare coronary artery anomaly showing two left anterior descending arteries. Short anterior descending artery usually arises from the left coronary artery, while long anterior descending artery has anomalous origin and course. Dual left anterior descending artery with origin of long anterior descending artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a very rare coronary artery anomaly which has not been reported previously in the literature. We present the computed tomography coronary angiographic findings of this rare case in a young female patient who presented with atypical chest pain.

Keywords

Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery - coronary anomaly - ual left anterior descending artery - pulmonary artery


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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