Spontaneous graft closure in anomalous origin of the left coronary artery.
Several reports of successful correction of anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery utilizing a graft to the ascending aorta have demonstrated the feasibility of this procedure. The patient described in this report developed proved delayed occlusion of the saphenous vein graft with a fatal outcome. This was a result of intimal fibrous hyperplasia identical to that seen in adults following the placement of the saphenous vein bypass graft for treatment of atherosclerotic coronary disease.
D002648:Child; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000601:surgery*; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous