A new repair for anomalous left coronary artery.
We report a new technique of left coronary artery implantation to the aorta with interposition of a tube created from the great arterial wall for anomalous left coronary artery from pulmonary artery. This technique was used in 3 patients, of which 2 patients survived. It achieves two coronary artery repair and avoids problems related to extensive mobilization of coronary artery for translocation. It is easily reproducible.
Murthy
K S
KS
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Chennai, India. mmmbits@vsnl.com
Krishnanaik
S
S
Mohanty
S R
SR
Varghese
R
R
Cherian
K M
KM
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000637:transplantation*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*