Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery
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Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Pulmonary Artery, also known as Bland-White-Garland Syndrome, is a rare congenital anomaly in which the left coronary artery
, which normally branches off the aorta
instead branches off the pulmonary artery
.
Named for Edward Franklin Bland, Paul Dudley White
, and Joseph Garland.
Left coronary artery
The left coronary artery, abbreviated LCA and also known as the left main coronary artery , arises from the aorta above the left cusp of the aortic valve.-Branching:...
, which normally branches off the aorta
Aorta
The aorta is the largest artery in the body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and extending down to the abdomen, where it branches off into two smaller arteries...
instead branches off the pulmonary artery
Pulmonary artery
The pulmonary arteries carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs. They are the only arteries that carry deoxygenated blood....
.
Named for Edward Franklin Bland, Paul Dudley White
Paul Dudley White
Paul Dudley White , American physician and cardiologist, was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, the son of Herbert Warren White and Elizabeth Abigail Dudley. White's interest in medicine was sparked early in life, when he accompanied his father, a family practitioner, on rounds and house calls in a...
, and Joseph Garland.