Left Ventricular Mechanics in Patients with Abnormal Origin of the Left Main Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Trunk Late after Successful Repair

Abstract

After successful repair in asymptomatic ALCAPA patients, despite an LVEF >50%, diastolic function, LV longitudinal deformation and LV torsion remain impaired. We suggest including a detailed study of the diastolic function and cardiac mechanics in the clinical follow-up of these patients to identify the subgroup of patients at higher risk.