Insuficiencia cardiaca en un adulto joven con Síndrome de ALCAPA (origen anómalo de la arteria coronaria izquierda del tronco de la arteria pulmonar) y válvula mitral asimétrica similar al paracaídas (Parachute like asymmetric mitral valve). Utilidad de la ecocardiografía, reporte de un caso

Abstract

Objective: To describe a case of a young patient with heart failure, secondary to two infrequent cardiac malformations, ALCAPA Syndrome and asymmetric mitral valve, similar to the parachute, Highlighting the usefulness of echocardiography. Methods: The case is analyzed in the light of medical literature. Conclusions: The anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery trunk and the asymmetric mitral valve similar to the parachute are rare malformations associated with severe mitral regurgitation and heart failure. There were no reports in the literature of the coexistence of the two pathologies in a patient