title: Compression of the left main coronary artery by a pulmonary artery aneurysm in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot and an absent pulmonary valve.
abstract: A case of a 16-year-old female with tetralogy of Fallot and absent pulmonary valve is presented, who on coronary angiography and computerized tomography (CT) angiography had severe compression of the left main coronary artery by the dilated main pulmonary artery. The patient was successfully managed by surgical correction of the intracardiac defect, with right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction by the Contegra(®) bovine jugular vein conduit.
authors: Department of Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery, G. B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors: Vishal
authors: V
authors: Khante
authors: Saket
authors: S
authors: Agarwal
authors: Subodh
authors: S
authors: Satyarthi
authors: Lalendra
authors: L
authors: Upretti
authors: Deepak K
authors: DK
authors: Satsangi
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000293:Adolescent; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018633:Pulmonary Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods