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Anomalous origin of coronary artery from the pulmonary artery

MedGen UID:
868842
•Concept ID:
C4023252
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0011637

Definition

A coronary artery begins (branches off from) the pulmonary artery rather than as normal from the root of the aorta. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Early diagnosis and treatment of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery in an asymptomatic 1-month-old infant.
Lo SH, Liu YC, Lin MT, Dai ZK
Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2021 Oct;37(10):922-923. Epub 2021 Jul 9 doi: 10.1002/kjm2.12417. PMID: 34245123
Primary-care management of patients with congenital anomalies of the coronary arteries.
Boris JR, Brothers JA
Cardiol Young 2015 Dec;25(8):1540-5. doi: 10.1017/S1047951115002127. PMID: 26675602
What is in a name? The need for strict diagnostic criteria in computerized tomographic angiography of anomalous coronary artery originating from the opposite aortic sinus.
Angelini P
Am J Cardiol 2013 Jun 1;111(11):1680. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.04.003. PMID: 23680522

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Long-Term Follow-up With Multimodal Imaging of Middle-Aged Patient With Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Hiruma T, Higuchi R, Iguchi N
Circ J 2022 Apr 25;86(5):879. Epub 2021 Dec 16 doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-21-0961. PMID: 34911899
Long‑term outcome after surgical repair of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: 24 years of experience.
Kwiatkowska J, Herrador Rey A, Meyer-Szary J, Dorniak K, Ostrowska K, Wałdoch A, Kozłowski D, Dąbrowska-Kugacka A
Kardiol Pol 2019 Aug 23;77(7-8):716-718. Epub 2019 Apr 29 doi: 10.33963/KP.14816. PMID: 31066728
Long-term results after repair of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: Takeuchi repair versus coronary transfer.
Neumann A, Sarikouch S, Bobylev D, Meschenmoser L, Breymann T, Westhoff-Bleck M, Scheid M, Tzanavaros I, Bertram H, Beerbaum P, Haverich A, Boethig D, Horke A
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2017 Feb 1;51(2):308-315. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw268. PMID: 28186291
30-year outcome of anatomic correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
El-Hamamsy I, Ibrahim M, Yacoub MH
J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 Mar 29;57(13):1493. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.064. PMID: 21435520
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (Bland-White-Garland syndrome) in adult patients: long-term follow-up after surgery.
Moodie DS, Fyfe D, Gill CC, Cook SA, Lytle BW, Taylor PC, Fitzgerald R, Sheldon WC
Am Heart J 1983 Aug;106(2):381-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(83)90207-7. PMID: 6869221

Diagnosis

Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From Pulmonary Artery With Intramural Course: A Single-Center Study.
D'Anna C, Del Pasqua A, Chinali M, Esposito C, Iacomino M, Ciliberti P, Secinaro A, Carotti A, Rinelli G
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2022 Jun;15(6):1152-1157. Epub 2021 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.07.009. PMID: 34538627
Anomalous Origin of the Circumflex Coronary Artery from the Right Pulmonary Artery: Diagnosis Through Cardiac CT.
Faria B, Calvo L, Ribeiro S, Ruivo C, Lourenço A
Arq Bras Cardiol 2021 Jul;117(1 suppl 1):8-11. doi: 10.36660/abc.20200060. PMID: 34287468Free PMC Article
Image Diagnosis: An Anomalous Origin of Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery.
Bu H, Zhao T
Arq Bras Cardiol 2020 Apr;114(4 Suppl 1):4-7. Epub 2020 May 18 doi: 10.36660/abc.20180207. PMID: 32428105Free PMC Article
Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery and simultaneous coronary-bronchial artery fistula.
Ufuk F, Kılıç O, Kılıç ID
Anatol J Cardiol 2020 Mar;23(4):E10-E11. doi: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2019.02589. PMID: 32235130Free PMC Article
Anomalous origin of right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
Svensson A, Themudo R, Cederlund K
Eur Heart J 2017 Nov 1;38(41):3069. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehx271. PMID: 28535194

Therapy

Acquired and congenital coronary artery abnormalities.
Young ML, McLeary M, Chan KC
Cardiol Young 2017 Jan;27(S1):S31-S35. doi: 10.1017/S1047951116002201. PMID: 28084958
Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery: Diagnoses and Surgical Results in 12 Pediatric Patients.
Rodriguez-Gonzalez M, Tirado AM, Hosseinpour R, de Soto JS
Tex Heart Inst J 2015 Aug;42(4):350-6. Epub 2015 Aug 1 doi: 10.14503/THIJ-13-3849. PMID: 26413018Free PMC Article
Abnormal origins of the coronary arteries from the aortic root.
Hoffman JI
Cardiol Young 2014 Oct;24(5):774-91. Epub 2014 Apr 23 doi: 10.1017/S1047951114000250. PMID: 24758740
Exercise-induced myocardial ischaemia on scintigraphy despite β-blocker therapy in patients with an anomalous origin of the right coronary artery coursing between the aorta and pulmonary artery.
Carboni GP, Sedati P
BMJ Case Rep 2012 Oct 10;2012 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-007146. PMID: 23060383Free PMC Article
Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
Sousa C, Gonçalves P, Ribeiro I
Cardiol Young 2011 Aug;21(4):454-5. doi: 10.1017/s1047951111000151. PMID: 21874661

Prognosis

Long-Term Follow-up With Multimodal Imaging of Middle-Aged Patient With Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
Hiruma T, Higuchi R, Iguchi N
Circ J 2022 Apr 25;86(5):879. Epub 2021 Dec 16 doi: 10.1253/circj.CJ-21-0961. PMID: 34911899
Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From Pulmonary Artery With Intramural Course: A Single-Center Study.
D'Anna C, Del Pasqua A, Chinali M, Esposito C, Iacomino M, Ciliberti P, Secinaro A, Carotti A, Rinelli G
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2022 Jun;15(6):1152-1157. Epub 2021 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.07.009. PMID: 34538627
Long-term results after repair of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: Takeuchi repair versus coronary transfer.
Neumann A, Sarikouch S, Bobylev D, Meschenmoser L, Breymann T, Westhoff-Bleck M, Scheid M, Tzanavaros I, Bertram H, Beerbaum P, Haverich A, Boethig D, Horke A
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2017 Feb 1;51(2):308-315. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw268. PMID: 28186291
Anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a 60-year-old woman.
Zhu Y, Tang L, Xu Y
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014 May;147(5):1706-7. Epub 2013 Nov 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.017. PMID: 24267778
30-year outcome of anatomic correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery.
El-Hamamsy I, Ibrahim M, Yacoub MH
J Am Coll Cardiol 2011 Mar 29;57(13):1493. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.064. PMID: 21435520

Clinical prediction guides

Narrative Review of Anomalous Origin of Coronary Arteries: Pathophysiology, Management, and Treatment.
Kanagala SG, Gupta V, Dunn GV, Kaur H, Zieneddine F, Jain R, Garg N
Curr Cardiol Rev 2023;19(6):50-55. doi: 10.2174/1573403X19666230530095341. PMID: 37259216Free PMC Article
Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery From Pulmonary Artery With Intramural Course: A Single-Center Study.
D'Anna C, Del Pasqua A, Chinali M, Esposito C, Iacomino M, Ciliberti P, Secinaro A, Carotti A, Rinelli G
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2022 Jun;15(6):1152-1157. Epub 2021 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.07.009. PMID: 34538627
Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery: A Systematic Review.
Guenther TM, Sherazee EA, Wisneski AD, Gustafson JD, Wozniak CJ, Raff GW
Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Sep;110(3):1063-1071. Epub 2020 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.01.082. PMID: 32156586
Acquired and congenital coronary artery abnormalities.
Young ML, McLeary M, Chan KC
Cardiol Young 2017 Jan;27(S1):S31-S35. doi: 10.1017/S1047951116002201. PMID: 28084958
Anomalous origin of the right coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: evaluation with use of 64-slice multidetector computed tomography.
Maroules CD, Adams DZ, Whiting ED, Antevil JL, Mitchell ES
Tex Heart Inst J 2013;40(1):106-8. PMID: 23468587Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery to Treat Anomalous Origin of Coronary Arteries in Adults: A Systematic Review.
Alzghari T, Sandner S, Di Franco A, Harik L, Perezgorvas-Olaria R, Soletti G Jr, Dimagli A, Cancelli G, Demetres M, Lau C, Girardi LN, Gaudino M
Heart Lung Circ 2023 Dec;32(12):1500-1511. Epub 2023 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.09.014. PMID: 37923692
Total anomalous origin of the coronary arteries from the pulmonary artery: a systematic review.
Guenther TM, Chen SA, Gustafson JD, Ing FF, Brothers JA, Raff GW
Cardiol Young 2021 Oct;31(10):1563-1570. Epub 2021 Jul 26 doi: 10.1017/S1047951121002997. PMID: 34304753
Anomalous Origin of the Circumflex or Left Anterior Descending Artery From the Pulmonary Artery.
Guenther TM, Sherazee EA, Gustafson JD, Wozniak CJ, Brothers J, Raff G
World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg 2020 Nov;11(6):765-775. doi: 10.1177/2150135120938705. PMID: 33164690
Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery: A Systematic Review.
Guenther TM, Sherazee EA, Wisneski AD, Gustafson JD, Wozniak CJ, Raff GW
Ann Thorac Surg 2020 Sep;110(3):1063-1071. Epub 2020 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.01.082. PMID: 32156586
Paediatric-onset coronary artery anomalies in pregnancy: a single-centre experience and systematic literature review.
Keir M, Bhagra C, Vatenmakher D, Arancibia-Galilea F, Jansen K, Toh N, Silversides CK, Colman J, Siu SC, Sermer M, Crean AM, Wald RM
Cardiol Young 2017 Oct;27(8):1529-1537. Epub 2017 Apr 17 doi: 10.1017/S1047951117000658. PMID: 28412993

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