Myocardial ischemia secondary to congenital hypoplastic left coronary cusp in adult

Acute Card Care. 2011 Sep;13(3):195. doi: 10.3109/17482941.2011.581293. Epub 2011 May 31.

Abstract

Coronary arterial obstruction associated with congenital aortic valve disease is rare in childhood, and has not been reported in adult. Here we reported a 49-year-old healthy woman with hypoplastic left coronary cusp resulting in myocardial ischemia in the territory of left main coronary artery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Abnormalities, Multiple
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / complications*
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / congenital
  • Arterial Occlusive Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardial Ischemia / complications
  • Myocardial Ischemia / diagnosis*