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LEFT CORONARY ARTERY ARISING FROM PULMONARY ARTERY

BRUCE CHOWN, M.D.; F. G. SCHWALM, M.D.

Am J Dis Child. 1936;52(6):1427-1429.

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This case is reported on account of the rarity of the primary lesion, the left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery.

REPORT OF A CASE

W. P., aged 5 months, was the sixth child of healthy parents. He was born at term, weighing 6 pounds and 13 ounces (3,090 Gm.). He never nursed but was fed artificially under the direction of a physician. In spite of satisfying feedings he never gained well and was pale. For a few days prior to admission he had a cold. When he was admitted to the hospital, on April 29, 1936, the length was 23 inches (59 cm.), the circumference of the head was 15 inches (38 cm.), that of the chest was 14 inches (36 cm.) and the weight was 9 pounds and 9 ounces (4,337 Gm.). The temperature was 100 F., the pulse rate 136 and the respiratory rate 36. He . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
WINNIPEG, CANADA

From the Children's Hospital.

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