Work

Infantile dilated cardiomyopathy due to congenital left main coronary ostial stenosis

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Although a rare form of congenital heart disease, anomalies of the coronary arteries can present as heart failure in infants. The most common lesion is an anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery, but other abnormalities can present similarly. This case is an infant who is found to have left coronary ostial stenosis causing dilated cardiomyopathy.

Source: Cardiology in the Young

DOI: 10.1017/s1047951120003224

Authors: Jacqueline Doyle, Tammy Churchill, Shahryar M. Chowdhury

Institution: Medical University of South Carolina

Language: English

Topic: Coronary Artery Anomalies

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute