Should We Be Screening for Ischaemic Heart Disease Earlier in Childhood?

PP Bassareo, ST O'Brien, E Dunne, S Duignan… - Children, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ischaemic heart disease is the most common cause of death in males and the second in the
female gender. Yet we often only focus on identification and treatment of this foremost cause …

Long-term outcome after neonatal intervention for congenital critical aortic stenosis

B Bonello, R Issitt, M Hughes, M Carr, X Iriart… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background This study explored long-term outcome and functional status of patients born
with critical aortic stenosis (CAS) following neonatal surgical or catheter interventions …

Influence of age at surgery on left ventricular strain in patients with anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery

S Kakarla, D Sasikumar, RP Varma… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Myocardial strain abnormalities are described after surgical repair of
anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) even after recovery of …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced Echocardiography Assessment in the Management of Alcapa Syndrome: Case Report

AC Hagău, H Suciu, AV Popoiu, I Muntean - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare
and potentially life-threatening condition affecting infants that requires immediate corrective …

Mitral intervention for anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: midterm outcomes

W Zhang, R Hu, Q Jiang, H Zhu, L Qiu… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
OBJECTIVES Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is
frequently associated with significant mitral regurgitation (MR). We aim to identify surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Outcome of surgical repair of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery in a single-center experience

J Yu, Q Ren, T Chen, H Qiu, S Wen, J Zhuang… - Hellenic Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background This study aims to review the midterm results of surgical repair of anomalous
left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) in our center and assess the …

Advanced Imaging in Congenital Abnormalities of Coronary Arteries in Children

J Marek, K Mortensen, C Capelli - Congenital Anomalies of Coronary …, 2023 - Springer
Over recent years, non-invasive imaging of the coronary arteries in children has improved
significantly due to technological advances in imaging techniques, particularly …

Pediatric Echocardiography

NK Brown, PN Jone, S Patel, AL Hauck - Pediatric Cardiology: Fetal …, 2024 - Springer
From its inception, echocardiography has been used to noninvasively image the moving
structures of the heart. This has proven particularly beneficial in pediatrics as …

[HTML][HTML] Concurrent finding of rheumatic severe mitral regurgitation and anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) in a 23-year-old patient …

JE Peralt, LO Melero, JL López, JFL Egurbide… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Introduction Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery
(ALCAPA) is a rare congenital heart disease that in most cases manifests in the first months …

[HTML][HTML] The utility of speckle-tracking echocardiography in early and midterm follow-up after anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery …

MR Krishna, K Jothinath, VK Raju - Annals of Pediatric Cardiology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a reversible cause of
left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in infants. The LV function is expected to improve serially …