Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery. Definitive surgical treatment by saphenous vein interposition in a 17-month-old child.
A 17-month-old child underwent successful operative correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery by saphenous vein interposition. The clinical, hemodynamic, and angiographic features of the anomaly are presented. Three months after the operation, cardiac catheterization and angiography revealed a patent graft with good antegrade flow and improvement in left ventricular function.
D000367:Age Factors; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000503:physiopathology; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000503:physiopathology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities*; D012501:Saphenous Vein; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014680:Veins / Q000637:transplantation*