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. 2014 Jan 5;16(1):3. doi: 10.1186/1532-429X-16-3

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Copyright © 2014 Latus et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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CMR-LGE short-axis (left) and 4-chamber (right) view of a patient before (top) and early after (bottom) ALCAPA-repair. Despite severe LV dilation and poor LV function (LVEF 11%) preoperatively, myocardial scarring was absent. Post repair, LV volume decreased and LV function recovered (LVEF 71%) while still no myocardial scar was detectable.