Myocardial function in patients with anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery syndrome: A long-term speckle tracking echocardiographic study

Abstract

Despite good clinical condition and normalized LV ejection fraction in ALCAPA patients after surgical repair in the long-term follow-up, the diastolic and longitudinal systolic function of all cardiac chambers remained impaired, especially in the LCA region. Lifelong surveillance of repaired ALCAPA patients is needed.