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Arteria coronaria izquierda anómala - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Origen anómalo de la arteria coronaria izquierda que sale de la arteria pulmonar; ALCAPA; Síndrome de ALCAPA; Síndrome de Bland-White-Garland

Síntomas:

Los síntomas de la arteria coronaria izquierda anómala en un bebé abarcan:

  • Llorar o sudar durante la alimentación
  • Piel pálida
  • Mala alimentación
  • Respiración rápida
  • Sudoración
  • Síntomas de dolor o sufrimiento en el bebé (a menudo se confunde con cólico)

Los síntomas pueden aparecer dentro de los primeros 2 meses de vida del bebé.

Signos y exámenes:

La arteria coronaria izquierda anómala se puede diagnosticar en un bebé. Sin embargo, este defecto puede no diagnosticarse hasta que alguien sea un niño o un adulto.

Los signos de la arteria coronaria izquierda anómala abarcan:

  • Ritmo cardíaco anormal
  • Corazón agrandado
  • Soplo cardíaco (raro)
  • Pulso rápido

Los exámenes para la arteria coronaria izquierda anómala abarcan:

  • Un examen de la actividad eléctrica en el corazón (electrocardiograma)
  • Un tinte especial que se inyecta en los vasos sanguíneos del corazón para ver su estructura y posición (arteriografía)
  • Una sonda delgada (catéter) insertada en un vaso sanguíneo del corazón para medir la presión arterial y los niveles de oxígeno (cateterismo cardíaco)
  • Resonancia magnética del corazón (RM)
  • Radiografías de tórax
  • Ecografías del corazón (ecocardiografía)
  • Reviewed last on: 4/30/2010
  • Kurt R. Schumacher, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center, Ann Arbor, MI. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Other Congenital Heart and Vascular Malformations. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, et al., eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 432.

Marelli AJ. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R. Goldman: Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 68.

Park MK. Park: Pediatric Cardiology for Practitioners, 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2008.

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