Cardiac imaging findings in anomalous origin of the coronary arteries from the pulmonary artery; narrative review of the literature.
Ali AjamZahra RahnamounMohammad SahebjamBabak SattartabarYasaman RazminiaSeyed Hossein Ahmadi TaftiKaveh HosseiniPublished in: Echo research and practice (2022)
Although ARCAPA is rare and not as deadly as the anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) still there is a chance of serious outcomes, therefore surgical treatment should be performed upon diagnosis. Angiography is the gold standard for diagnosis, but echocardiography can be a convenient, non-invasive, and most reliable method as the primary step whenever ARCAPA is suspected.