Asymptomatic anomalous origin of left anterior descending artery from the pulmonary artery and multiple atherosclerotic stenoses revealed by silent ischaemia

Abstract

Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery is a rare congenital disease responsible for a high mortality rate in childhood. Here, we report for the first time the case of an asymptomatic 61-year old patient showing a combination of anomalous origin of the left anterior descending artery from pulmonary artery and atherosclerotic stenosis in both the right coronary artery and the left circumflex artery without anomalous origin.

Keywords: Anomalous origin of the left anterior descending artery from pulmonary artery; Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery; Atherosclerosis; Congenital heart disease; Coronary bypass.