Thermal coronary angiography in pediatric coronary artery bypass grafting.
A 2-year-old boy was referred to our institution for treatment of coronary artery obstruction after an arterial switch operation (ASO). We performed a pediatric coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) with skeletonized left internal thoracic artery (LITA). The patient was 88 cm tall and weighed 11 kg. The left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery was also identified about 1 mm in diameter. Anastomotic failure of imposed stricture was detected with an infrared camera (IRIS-V, VERITAS, Tokyo, Japan). In the situation of CABG, thermal coronary angiography (TCA) is very useful to reveal satisfactory blood flow into the left coronary system during this procedure.
Miyamoto
Takashi
T
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, 1-15-1 Kitasato, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 225-8555, Japan. yonomiyataka@msn.com
Miyaji
Kagami
K
Ohara
Kuniyoshi
K
Tashiro
Tadashi
T
D002675:Child, Preschool; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male