title: Outcomes of coronary reimplantation for correction of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report our experience in the surgical correction of anomalous origin of left coronary artery from pulmonary artery (ALCAPA), with an emphasis on the coronary reimplantation technique and its outcome.
  
  
  METHODS
  We designed a retrospective, longitudinal, descriptive study that included patients with ALCAPA who underwent surgery involving coronary reimplantation over a 19-year period. We describe perioperative details such as variations in the surgical technique and the postoperative outcome in terms of morbidity and mortality.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We studied 15 patients (86% females) with a mean age of 6.2 years (range, 2 months to 24 years). Heart failure was the principal cause for hospitalization in 80% of our patients. Left ventricular dysfunction was present in 67%, and 27% had significant or severe mitral valve regurgitation. We describe 3 surgical techniques for coronary reimplantation, the choice of which depends on the site of origin of the anomalous left coronary artery. Four patients underwent an additional mitral valve procedure. The most common immediate postoperative complications were low cardiac output (38%), pleural effusion (17%), and transient ischemia (13%). There was no operative or medium-term mortality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coronary reimplantation is the technique of choice for surgical correction of ALCAPA due to the excellent postoperative survival and low operative morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cirugía Cardiaca Pediátrica y Cardiopatías Congénitas, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México D.F., México.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramírez
authors.forename: Pedro J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Curi-Curi
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calderón-Colmenero
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Britton
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Erdmenger
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buendía
authors.forename: Jorge L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cervantes-Salazar
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000601:surgery*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult