title: Anterior aortic reimplantation of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) originating from the nonfacing sinus in an adult.
abstract: We report successful repair of a rare type of anomalous origin left main coronary artery from the nonfacing pulmonary artery sinus in an adult patient presenting with cardiac arrest as first symptom. Intraoperative findings and surgical technique are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Mitera Children's Hospital, Maroussi, Athens, Greece. pgsfyridis@yahoo.gr
authors.forename: Panagiotis G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Sfyridis
authors.forename: Irene D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Lytrivi
authors.forename: George V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Kirvassilis
authors.forename: John K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Papagiannis
authors.forename: Lambros K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Michalis
authors.forename: George E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Sarris
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures