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Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery is a well-known cause of sudden death. Noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium is a cardiomyopathy characterized by prominent trabeculae and deep intertrabecular recesses. Both anomalies are rare. We report the case of a child with both anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the right sinus of Valsalva and noncompaction of the left ventricular myocardium found during an evaluation for Kawasaki’s disease.
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Gambetta, K., Cui, W., el-Zein, C. et al. Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Right Sinus of Valsalva and Noncompaction of the Left Ventricle. Pediatr Cardiol 29, 434–437 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-007-9085-z
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