title: Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary arteryin an adult.
abstract: Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare congenital heart defect that usually presents before the age of 1 year. Several surgical options exist for the correction of ALCAPA; however, debate continues regarding the optimal repair technique in adult populations. We report the case of successful surgical repair of ALCAPA with a direct aortic implantation technique in a 44-year-old mother of 4 children.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Vossler
authors.forename: Daniel W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Entrikin
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Quartermain
authors.forename: Neal D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Kon
authors.forename: Ross M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Ungerleider
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ootaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003330:Coronary Vessel Anomalies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome