Highlights the importance of considering ALCAPA and CLMCA-A in the differential diagnosis of infants and children with cardiomegaly and heart dysfunction.
May warrant inclusion in pediatric cardiomegaly differentials; leaves open prospective validation of diagnostic impact.
ALCAPA and CLMCA-A are two rare coronary artery abnormalities that affect cardiac function in infants and children. In younger patients with cardiomegaly and heart dysfunction these two congenital coronary diseases should be noticed.
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