Isotopic findings in anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: Report of an adult case

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (United States)

OSTI ID:5077005

Anguenot, T J; Bernard, Y F; Cardot, J C; Boumal, D; Bassand, J P; Maurat, J P ^[1]

---

1. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Saint Jacques, Besancon (France)

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the main pulmonary trunk results in myocardial ischemia or infarction, and may be a cause of death in the first months of life. Some patients, however, develop satisfactory coronary collateral circulation and remain asymptomatic into adulthood. In these patients, myocardial perfusion and left ventricular function are not well understood. We report the case of a 17-yr-old female patient, suffering from anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the main pulmonary trunk, who underwent reimplantation of the left coronary artery to the aorta. The preoperative permanent 201Tl defect of the left antero-lateral ventricular wall and the abnormal regional wall motion induced by stress exercise testing were fully reversed after the operation.

• OSTI ID: 5077005
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (United States) Vol. 32:9; ISSN 0161-5505; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AORTA
ARTERIES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
ERYTHROCYTES
HEART
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
THALLIUM 201
THALLIUM ISOTOPES
TOMOGRAPHY