title: Autologous patch angioplasty of the left main coronary artery in a pediatric patient: 7-year follow-up.
abstract: We present a patient who developed ischemia after an arterial switch procedure for transposition of the great vessels secondary to left coronary artery stenosis. The excellent intermediate-term result of patch angioplasty of the left main coronary artery with the use of an internal thoracic artery patch is outlined.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
authors.forename: Petros V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Anagnostopoulos
authors.forename: Frank A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Pigula
authors.forename: John L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Lee B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Beerman
authors.forename: Ralph D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Siewers
authors.forename: Sanjiv K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gandhi
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000379:methods*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*